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i met Professor Nutt about 15 years ago when i was a student in bristol. at the time, i was very impressed with him - clearly a man who knew what his role in life was (he's a psychiatrist!) and someone who cared deeply about finding out as much as he could about his area of expertise. at that stage, he'd just been selected as the chair of some independent commission into drugs use, hence why i went to see him (i also care a lot about drugs and think there are very strong arguements as to why they should be legalised. partly because i grew up on the borders of islington/hackney and have seen the many negative effects).
i will also repeat the WHO guidance on what health is - "a state of complete physical, social and psychological wellbeing, not just the absence of disease" - thus i think Prof Nutt was entirely within his remit for advising the government and disagree with strongly with james1822 (who's points of view seem to belong in 1822 and not in the 21st century).
anyway, i do hope we haven't heard the last of prof nutt. a very good guy....