AMID RISING DEMAND FOR DESIGNER DRUGS, INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS WEIGH TOUGHER CONTROLS

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Date: 9 Sep 2013 16:00:02 -0400
Subject: AMID RISING DEMAND FOR DESIGNER DRUGS, INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS
WEIGH TOUGHER CONTROLS
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AMID RISING DEMAND FOR DESIGNER DRUGS, INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS WEIGH
TOUGHER CONTROLSNew York, Sep 9 2013 4:00PMWith demand soaring for
untested concoctions of psychoactive substances, the head of the
United Nations drug and crime agency urged concerted action from the
international community to prevent the manufacture, trafficking and
abuse of drugs whose makeup is constantly changing.

Sold openly, including online, new psychoactive substances (NPS) are
marketed as "legal highs" with nicknames such as "spice", "plant
food", "bath salts" and "meow meow", and sold openly via the
internet.

Uncontrolled and therefore not tested for safety, the potential harm
of these drugs is greater than that of traditional drugs.

"The adverse effects of NPS are poorly understood and present a global
health risk," UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Executive Director
Yury Fedotov said following a meeting of international experts last
week in Vienna, Austria.

The meeting brought together some of the world's leading organizations
working to tackle the threat of "legal highs" including the UN World
Health Organization (WHO) and the International Narcotics Control
Board (INCB), as well as international and regional organizations and
experts from 22 countries.

During the meeting, the participants agreed that while all the tools
exist to track NPS, these substances remain challenging.

The drugs, a type of mephedrone with effects similar to the effects of
cocaine and amphetamines, are based on existing illegal recreational
drugs with chemical structures that are modified to varying degrees to
evade the drug laws.

The number of NPS reported by Member States to UNODC rose in the past
year by 41 per cent to 354 from 251, while countries reporting
detection climbed to 90 from 70, the UN agency reported.

During the meeting, the WHO committed to prioritizing substances to be
evaluated for potential harm under drug conventions, to align its
review process with meetings for the Commission on Narcotic Drugs for
faster review, according to a news release.

In response to the proliferation of NPS, UNODC has launched an early
warning system in June which the UN said will allow the global
community to monitor their emergence and take appropriate actions.

UNODC is also supporting its "Make health your 'new high' in life, not
drugs," awareness campaign to inform the public, particularly young
people, about the harmful effects of NPS.Sep 9 2013 4:00PM
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