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Expert report on FLAKKA

(2024) Accession Number: D/2024.14.440/25 Keywords: FLAKKA illicit drugs new psychoactive substances Abstract: This rapid assessment on the FLAKKA phenomenon in Belgium was created to support the General ...

Challenges in Drug Surveillance: Strengthening the Analysis of New Psychoactive Substances by Harmonizing Drug Checking Services in Proficiency Testing.

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Drug checking is a proven harm reduction strategy and provides real-time information on the market of new psychoactive substances (NPS). It combines chemical analysis of samples with ...

Which drugs of choice are on the rise or in decline? A trend analysis of Belgium’s treatment settings (2015-2019)

Keywords: addictive behaviour alcohol Belgium illicit drugs Substance abuse treatment Abstract: Purpose The opioid epidemic in the USA, the new psychoactive substances emerging on the market and the recent ...

Synthetic Cannabinoids and Cannabis: How the Patterns of Use Differ: Results from the European Web Survey on Drugs

(2022) Keywords: cannabis new psychoactive substances Synthetic cannabinoids Web Survey on Drugs Abstract: The aim of the current study is to assess if the patterns of use, socio-demographic ...

Analytical characterization of "etonitazepyne," a new pyrrolidinyl-containing 2-benzylbenzimidazole opioid sold online.

Source: Drug Test Anal, Volume 13, Issue 9, Number 1636 (2021) Keywords: Benzimidazoles etonitazene new psychoactive substances opioid NPS pyrrolidine analogue Abstract: This paper reports on the ...

An infrared spectroscopic approach to characterise white powders, easily applicable in the context of drug checking, drug prevention and on-site analysis

summer music festivals, are considering the possibilities for implementing on-site testing of psychoactive drugs in the context of prevention and harm reduction. Although the on-site identification ...

Report on a New Opioid NPS: Chemical and In Vitro Functional Characterization of a Structural Isomer of the MT-45 Derivative Diphenpipenol.

product was sold under the wrong name further demonstrates the well-known problematic issue of a mismatch between the adverted and true identity, confirming the irregularities of the online new psychoactive ...

Understanding New Psychoactive Substance (NPS) use in Belgium from a health perspective (NPS-Care)

Van Havere Source: Belgian Science Policy Office (BELSPO), Brussels, Belgium, p.163 (2020) Keywords: illicit drugs new psychoactive substances Abstract: NPS provoke new patterns of use and pose ...

Awareness of users and motivational factors for using new psychoactive substances in Belgium

Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Simons,K.; Michael Canfyn; Anton Van Dijck; Tina Van Havere; Eric Deconinck; Peter Blanckaert; L. Gremeaux Source: Harm Reduction Journal, Volume 17, Issue 1 (2020) Health Topics:  Lifestyle risk ...

The use of new psychoactive substances (NPS) in Belgium: a worrying phenomenon

Poster presentation, Issue National Institute on Drugs Abuse, San Diego (2015) Keywords: a Belgium drug addiction Drug use International new psychoactive substances use Service:  Information sanitaire ...

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