author : David Nutt

Drugs without the hot air looks at the science to allow anyone to make rational decisions based on objective evidence, asking:

• What is addiction? Is there an addictive personality?
• What is the role of cannabis in treating epilepsy?
• How harmful is vaping?
• How can psychedelics treat depression?
• Where is the opioid crisis taking us?

Many of David Nutt’s policies have won international support, particularly where it has been shown that drug-related harm is reduced when policies are founded on scientific evidence.

Accessibly written, this much awaited second edition brings us bang up to date with where we are in the “war on drugs”. Since all of us have taken legal or illegal drugs of some kind at some time, this book is for everyone.