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THE GREAT AND THE GOOD CAMPAIGN FOR REVIEW OF DRUG LAWS - 2 June 2011
You can find the text of our letter to the Prime Minister here.
Release's Media Work
Release is recognised as an important resource by the media and is often called upon to comment on drug related issues and the law. Release regularly gives presentations at national and international conferences and is frequently asked to act as signatory on letters to government.
Over the years, Release has received significant coverage in local, national and international media, including radio, television, broadsheet newspapers and specialist publications. A selection of this coverage is listed below.
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Press Coverage
A selection Release's media exposure.
The Guardian
- Home Office gave wrong guidance 29 Oct 2010
- The War on Drugs (Observer) 15th Aug 2010
- Are the Tories too tough on drugs? 3 Feb 2010
- See, nice people do take drugs 22 Sept 2009
- Advertiser says no to bus ad campaign 11 June 2009
- Bus ads pulled 9 June 2009
- Nice people take drugs campaign launched 4 June 2009
- Drug tests to sack staff without redundancy pay 18 May 2009
- Drug treatment for young people 24 March 2009
- Vatican and harm reduction 27 Feb 2009
- Drugs and Race 8 Oct 2008
- Working Model 23 July 2008
- Cannabis convictions 14 July 2008
- Sniffer Dogs 9 July 2008
- How popular is crack? 23 Jan 2008
- Rebel with a Cause 13 June 2007
- Legal Highs 9 Jan 2006
- Cocaine vs Crack 16 Jan 2002
- Women and drugs 19 Sept 2000
The Independent
- Success of prescribed heroin trials 14 Sept 2009
- UN summit divided 11 March 2009
- Cannabis March 6 May 2007
- Ecstasy 5 Dec 2003
The Telegraph
- Cannabis Classification 24 Oct 2001
The Times
- Letter on racism in the police 19 Feb 2009
- Letter on Welfare reform 15 Dec 2008
- Talking drugs 2 Aug 2004
The Metro
- Torch that traps clubbers using drugs 1 April 2009
New Statesman
- The Rise of crystal meth 28 Feb 2008
Irish Times
- EU Drug Use 31 Oct 2008
BBC News Online
- Cannabis row drugs advisor sacked 30 October 2009
- Heroin cheaper than a night out 18 June 2009
- Young people and steroid use 11 June 2009
- Police stance on cannabis 20 Nov 2007
- Police quiz Moss over 'drug use' 31 Jan 2006
- Weeding out the drug drivers 22 Dec 2004
Radio
- BBC Radio Five Live - Prof Nutt sacked from ACMD 31 Oct 2009
- SunTalk Radio - Proff Nutt sacked from ACMD 31 Oct 2009
- BBC Radio One Newsbeat - Cocaine torches 22 July 2009
- BBC Radio Five Live - Drug testing at work 18 May 2009
- BBC Radio Five Live - Is Ecstasy more harmful than horseriding? 7 Feb 2009
- BBC Radio One Xtra - The Cannabis Debate 30 Jan 2009
- BBC Radio Five Live: Morning Reports - cannabis reclassification 26 Jan 2009
- BBC Radio One Xtra - cannabis reclassification 26 Jan 2009
- BBC Radio London - cannabis reclassification 26 Jan 2009
- Woman's Hour: The professional women who misuse drugs 5 Aug 2008
- Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Television
- BBC news 24 - Professor Nutt is sacked 31 October 2009
- Sky News - Professor Nutt is sacked 31 October 2009
- BBC South East News - Mother shops her own son April 2009
- World at One: 'Cambridge Two' vow to fight on 21 Dec 2000
- Newsnight
