RECLASSIFICATION OF AMPHETAMINE-TYPE STIMULANTS

Early day motion 256, tabled 10 December 2003 by Lord Mann (Labour). Signed by 5 members.

That this House notes that a recent report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime estimates that there are 34 million users of amphetamines (methamphetamine and amphetamine) worldwide; is concerned that they are perceived as less harmful than other illicit substances like heroin and cocaine; is concerned that frequent use can lead to strain on the cardiovascular system, depressive disorders and 'amphetamine psychosis'; is alarmed that 2.2 per cent. of people in the UK use amphetamine-type stimulants, putting the UK in the top three globally for misuse of these drugs; and calls upon the Home Office to recommend to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs that amphetamine-type stimulants be reclassified from a class B to a class A substance.

Signatures by party: Labour 4, Conservative 1.