synthetic drugs

Synthetic Drugs on the Rise in Afghanistan

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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

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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...

Themes

Epidemiology and Etiology

Supply control

Emergency Resources