Drug-related deaths continue to rise while Britain doubles down on a failed strategy of prohibition and punishment. The evidence suggests a different path, says Professor David Nutt I n the UK, opioid deaths continue to rise year on year, and alcohol is now the leading cause of death in people under 50. The current policy approach to drugs is clearly not working, so how can we improve it? First, current policy is targeted at reducing drug use rather than drug harms, using prohibition and