NSP

Legal responses to novel psychoactive substances implemented by ten European countries: An analysis from legal epidemiology

Scientific article

5 August 2022

Abstract Introduction Novel psychoactive substances (NPS) continue to pose challenges to law enforcement authorities, public health officers and policymakers as suppliers continuously adapt to control measures, thus remaining highly dynamic...

New psychoactive substances: what synthetic cannabinoids are, their mechanisms of action and health risks

7 July 2022

Washington, DC

United States

Thursday, July 7, 2022, 10:00 ET (Washington, DC time); 16:00 CET

There will be Spanish - English interpretation. Certificates of attendance will not be offered.

Opening remarks

Relatório Mundial sobre Drogas 2021

Relatório Mundial sobre Drogas 2021 avalia que pandemia potencializou riscos de dependência

Cerca de 275 milhões de pessoas usaram drogas no mundo no último ano, enquanto mais de 36 milhões sofreram de transtornos associados ao uso de drogas, de acordo com o Relatório Mundial sobre Drogas 2021. O documento foi divulgado em 24 de junho de 2021, pelo Escritório das Nações Unidas sobre Drogas e Crime (UNODC).

Appearance of new substances psychoactive (NSP) in Colombia

Book

1 September 2017

The Ministry of Justice and the law created the system of early alerts (SAT) of Colombia, in order to monitor and alert promptly the emergence of NPS and changes in patterns of drug use, as part of the functions of the Observatory of drugs...