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Rachel Sutherland NDARC Symposium 8 th October 2018 National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre UNSW Sydney What are new and emerging psychoactive substances Designer drugs research chemicals synthetic drugs analogues legal highs. Peter Reuter. University of Maryland. 1. Motivation. Marijuana legalization now serious policy option. US movement driven mostly by dissatisfaction with apparently tough enforcement. Also potential state revenues. Fay Watson. Competencies at EU Level. Information collection and exchange (HDG, COSI, EMCDDA). Cross border trafficking. Cross border asset recovery (legislative work on this one). Movement of chemicals across border (i.e. drug precursors, psychoactive substances). Agonist Molecule Mimics . Drugs Prevent . Proper Reuptake. Drugs and Consciousness. Continued use of psychoactive drugs can lead to tolerance. Diminishing effect with regular use of the same drug requiring the user to take larger and larger doses before discontinuing the use of an addictive drug. (7th Ed). Chapter 7. . States of Consciousness. James A. McCubbin, PhD. Clemson University. Worth Publishers. Waking Consciousness. Consciousness. our awareness of ourselves and our environments. Fay Watson, Secretary General, EURAD. Summary. About Us. Psychoactive Substances: Issues For Policy Makers. An update on draft EU legislation on new psychoactive substances. About Us. We are the only EU network advocating for prevention and rehabilitation focused drug policies . National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre Symposium, Monday 8. th. October, Sydney. Dr Amy Peacock, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW, Sydney. Acknowledgements. Funding:. Australian Government Department of Health: for. Lesson 4. Mr. Martin. You’ll Learn To. Examine the harmful effects of psychoactive drugs on body systems.. Explain the role psychoactive drugs play in putting teens in unsafe situations that include the risk of HIV, STD’s, or unplanned pregnancies.. DRUG ABUSE. What are Psychoactive . Substances ?. These are substances which changes the way in which a person feels, thinks or . behaves AFTER consuming them.. These Psychoactive substances do not always lead to addiction.. UNCLASSIFIEDUNCLASSIFIEDIllicit FinanceUNCLASSIFIEDUNCLASSIFIEDDRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATIONUNCLASSIFIEDUNCLASSIFIED2019NATIONAL DRUG THREAT ASSESSMENTUNCLASSIFIEDUNCLASSIFIEDDRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINI By James C. Alderson, DVM. University Veterinarian. Cal Poly Pomona. Version: 11 March 2013. What are Controlled Substances?. Controlled substances are drugs which are regulated by federal and state law. The production, possession, importation, and distribution of these drugs is strictly regulated or outlawed, although many may be dispensed by prescription only. . DEA Schedule. DEA Drug Schedule Site. Controlled Substances Act. The . Controlled Substances Act. (. CSA. ) was enacted into law by the Congress of the United States as Title II of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970. The CSA is the federal U.S. drug policy under which the manufacture, importation, possession, use and distribution of certain substances is regulated. . New Psychoactive Substances . Global seizures of khat, fluctuating strongly year on year, declined over the period 2013-2018 as compared to the period 2008-2012, notably reflecting less quantities reported seized in Asia. . CONTROL COMMISSION. C I C A D. Secretariat for Multidimensional Security. PROFESSOR COPYTZY CRUZ. PLENARY SESSION 6, PANEL 6. EPIDEMIOLOGY OF WASTEWATER ANALYSIS AS A TOOL TO STRENGTHEN EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS ON DRUG. Eliza . K. urcevi. č. Eurasian. . Harm. . Reduction. . Association. Definition of NPS. “S. ubstances of abuse, either in a pure form or a preparation, that are . not controlled by the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs or the 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances.