United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. (2024) What are NPS? Vienna: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
External website: https://www.unodc.org/LSS/Page/NPS#:~:text=UNODC%2...
The rapid emergence of a large number of NPS on the global drug market poses a significant risk to public health and a challenge to drug policy. Often, little is known about the adverse health effects and social harms of NPS, which pose a considerable challenge for prevention and treatment. The analysis and identification of a large number of chemically diverse substances present in drug markets at the same time is demanding. Monitoring, information sharing, early warning and risk awareness are essential to respond to this situation.
B Substances > New (novel) psychoactive substances
B Substances > New (novel) psychoactive substances > Piperidines-pyrrolidines / Piperazine derivates
B Substances > New (novel) psychoactive substances > Plants and extracts > Khat
B Substances > New (novel) psychoactive substances > Plants and extracts > Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa)
B Substances > New (novel) psychoactive substances > Synthetic cannabinoids (Spice / K2 / OXIZID / HHC)
B Substances > New (novel) psychoactive substances > Synthetic cathinones
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Risk and protective factors > Risk factors
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Risk and needs assessment > Risk assessment > Early warning monitoring system
L Social psychology and related concepts > Legal availability or accessibility
VA Geographic area > International
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