Sacked UK government adviser vows to 'tell the truth about drugs'

Sacked British government adviser Professor David Nutt today vowed to tell “the truth about drugs” as he launched a breakaway body of “unfettered” scientific colleagues.

Sacked UK government adviser vows to 'tell the truth about drugs'
Fri, 15 Jan, 2010 - 14:13

Sacked British government adviser Professor David Nutt today vowed to tell “the truth about drugs” as he launched a breakaway body of “unfettered” scientific colleagues.

He said he relished being free from the political pressure he felt as chairman of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD).

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