New Psychoactive Substances

Current Perspectives on the Clinical Research and Medicalization of Psychedelic Drugs for Addiction Treatments: Safety, Efficacy, Limitations and Challenges

Scientific article

1 August 2024

Mental health disorders and substance use disorders (SUDs) in particular, contribute greatly to the global burden of disease. Psychedelics, including entactogens and dissociative substances, are currently being explored for the treatment of...

New Psychoactive Substances – Designer Benzodiazepines

ISSUP Webinar

8 March 2023

ISSUP Pakistan present their Webinar on New Psychoactive Substances – Designer Benzodiazepines.

New Psychoactive Substances – Designer Benzodiazepines

8 March 2023

Islamabad

Pakistan

ISSUP Pakistan would like to invite you to their Webinar on New Psychoactive Substances – Designer Benzodiazepines.

National Roundtable on a Completed Study on the Prevalence of New Psychoactive Substances

ISSUP Webinar

23 August 2022

We invite specialists of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kazakh Scientific Center of Dermatology and Infectious Diseases, representatives of UNODC, UNAIDS, non-governmental organizations, heads and doctors of regional Mental Health Centers.

National Roundtable on the Completed Prevalence Study on New Psychoactive Substances

23 August 2022

Nur-Sultan

Kazakhstan

We invite specialists of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kazakh Scientific Center of Dermatology and Infectious Diseases, representatives of the UNODC, UNAIDS, non-governmental organizations, heads and doctors of regional mental health Centers.

Another Milestone for Kenya: Launch of the National Standard on Management of Persons with Substance Use Disorders

News

According to the International Standards for the Treatment of Drug Use Disorders (2020), the use of psychoactive drugs or narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances without medical supervision is associated with significant health risks...

New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) Webinar Series

Video and audio recordings

Various NPS have significantly changed the picture of drug use in different countries. They are now very prominent in the drug market. Indeed, many of these substances are intended to circumvent drug laws and are sold as ‘legal’...

New Psychoactive Substances (NPS): Black market and policy of new psychoactive substances in the Asia region

ISSUP Webinar

6 July 2022

ISSUP Kazakhstan presented the Third Webinar in the Series on New Psychoactive Substances, with a focus on Black market and policy of new psychoactive substances in the Asia region.

New Psychoactive Substances (NPS): Black market and policy of new psychoactive substances in the Asia region

6 July 2022

Nur-Sultan

Kazakhstan

ISSUP Kazakhstan presented the Third Webinar in the Series on New Psychoactive Substances, with a focus on Black market and policy of new psychoactive substances in the Asia region.

New Psychoactive Substances: Reading List

Reading List

New psychoactive substances (NPS) are a diverse group of substances designed to replicate the effects of substances like cannabis, cocaine and ecstasy.