synthetic drugs

Synthetic Cathinone and Cannabinoid Designer Drugs Pose a Major Risk for Public Health

Scientific article

23 August 2017

As part of an increasing worldwide use of designer drugs, recent use of compounds containing cathinones and synthetic cannabinoids is especially prevalent. Here, we reviewed current literature on the prevalence, epidemiology, bio-behavioral...

Synthetic Drugs on the Rise in Afghanistan

News

Seizures of methamphetamine have increased in Afghanistan, according to a new report from the United Nations drug and crime agency. It also suggests that the drug is being produced inside the country. The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC...

Webinar "Synthetic Drug Threats in the United States: 2017 Update"

15 February 2017

College Park

United States

Event Date and Time:

Wednesday, February 15, 2017 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm

Presentation: Synthetic Drug Threats in the United States: 2017 Update
Presenter: Jill M. Head, Supervisory Chemist,
DEA Special Testing and Research Laboratory

Lethal Highs: How U.S. Customs and Border Protection Laboratories Are Protecting America from Designer Drugs

Book

26 October 2016

This article summarizes the work of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection agency (CBP) in the area of counternarcotics. The CBP describes the challenges to addressing substance use when molecular...