§ Dr. John Dunwoodyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if, in view of the risk of drug addiction, he will now take steps to reduce further the availability of the amphetamine group of drugs.
§ Mr. CrossmanThe Advisory Committee on Drug Dependence has recently begun a study of the medical, social and legal aspects of the use and misuse of these drugs and has been asked to make recommendations. In the meantime my Chief Medical Officer has drawn the attention of all doctors to the risks attaching to the use of amphetamines and other central nervous system stimulant drugs, and officials of my Department are discussing with representatives of the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry the possibility of producing drugs of this kind in a form which will prevent or deter abuse.