Professor Adam R. Winstock, MBBS, BSc, MSc, MD, MRCP, MRCPsych, FAChAM

Adam is a consultant addiction psychiatrist and addiction medicine specialist based in London. He is an honorary clinical professor at the Institute of Epidemiolgy and Health Care, University College London. He has published over 120 papers. He is also founder and director of Global Drug Survey (GDS) which runs the biggest drug survey in the world. He is also the architect of the free online and smartphone apps, the drugs meter (www.drugsmeter.com) and drinksmeter (www.drinksmeter.com), as well as the world's first safer use cannabis guidelines at www.saferuselimits.co.

Survey: Are You A Secret Stoner?

December 6, 2016 No Comments

This piece is brought to you by the founder of the Global Drug Survey, consultant psychiatrist and addiction medicine specialist, Dr. Adam R. Winstock.  Many people

The Essential Guide to Vaping Science

November 30, 2016 No Comments

Everything you ever wanted to know about the science behind vaping, brought to you by the founder of the Global Drug Survey, Dr. Adam R.

Survey: How American Cannabis Users Compare to the Rest of the World

May 24, 2017 No Comments

This piece is brought to you by the founder of the Global Drug Survey, consultant psychiatrist and addiction medicine specialist, Dr. Adam R. Winstock.  These findings are from the world’s biggest drug survey GDS2017 (including 69,000 cannabis users). The Good Congratulations, America. Don’t worry about your leader, fake news or the endless incredulous headlines that will no doubt follow in the coming months:

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Dark Web Markets: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

December 12, 2016 No Comments

This piece is brought to you by the founder of the Global Drug Survey, Dr. Adam R. Winstock and Dr. Monica Barratt, Global Drug Survey and post-doctoral researcher.  Darknet markets or cryptomarkets have now been operating for five years (since the launch of Silk Road in February 2011). In the deep web, site owners, vendors and buyers are able to remain

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Survey: Are You A Secret Stoner?

December 6, 2016 No Comments

This piece is brought to you by the founder of the Global Drug Survey, consultant psychiatrist and addiction medicine specialist, Dr. Adam R. Winstock.  Many people are proud of their drug use. For many, it can define who they are among both their social circle and in their own mind for a period of their life. This is perhaps more true

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Cannabis Concentrates: Why Potency Doesn’t Equate to Preference or Pleasure

December 2, 2016 No Comments

This piece is brought to you by the founder of the Global Drug Survey, consultant psychiatrist and addiction medicine specialist, Dr. Adam R. Winstock.  Global Drug Survey (GDS) is so happy to have partnered with HIGH TIMES for GDS2017. That the oldest, wisest and hippest of all cannabis publications has seen fit to partner with the world’s biggest drug survey is just

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vaping, marijuana in nature, deep thoughts, getting high

Vaping Drugs—Not Just Cannabis and Nicotine—Is on the Rise

December 1, 2016 No Comments

This piece is brought to you by the founder of the Global Drug Survey, Dr. Adam R. Winstock and Guy Jones, MChem and technical lead for Reagent Tests UK. The rise in vape technology is not the first time that scientific innovation has changed the way we use drugs. The invention of the hypodermic needle allowed purified morphine and cocaine extracted

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The Essential Guide to Vaping Science

November 30, 2016 No Comments

Everything you ever wanted to know about the science behind vaping, brought to you by the founder of the Global Drug Survey, Dr. Adam R. Winstock and Guy Jones, MChem and technical lead for Reagent Tests UK. What does it mean when we say a drug is vaped? Vaping is short for “vaporizing,” which in this context unsurprisingly refers to

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Survey: What Do Cannabis Users Want When It Comes to Law Reform?

November 28, 2016 No Comments

The last five years have seen sweeping changes in cannabis regulation across the world. From budding entrepreneurs and green-fingered corporates to social clubs and whole sale cannabis reform, the waft of change is upon us across whole countries and states. While most governments seek advice and opinion from legal and policy experts, few have sought the explicit input of those who may

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Psychedelics Through the Ages… Well, from Youth to Old Age!

November 23, 2016 No Comments

Some mates of mine visited from overseas this year. Sensible, educated, law abiding, employed with diverse cultural and musical tastes, they were in their late 50s and early 60s. They were on their way to a festival in the British countryside. Although I knew they liked a drink, I also knew that some had broader tastes, so I asked them

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heroin, drug addiction, epidemic

Interested in Making Drug Use Safer? Take This Survey!

November 21, 2016 No Comments

Now in it’s sixth year, the Global Drug Survey (GDS) is the world’s biggest drug survey, and this year HIGH TIMES has partnered with GDS on its mission to make drug use safer—regardless of the legal status of the drug. Comprised of a network of researchers, clinicians and harm reduction organizations from over 20 different countries, each year GDS tries to broaden

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