Open source information monitoring

Joanna de Morais – Action on New DrugsDRD expert meeting

09 November 2018, Lisbon

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New psychoactive substances can pose serious cross-border threats to health, in particular due to the large number and diversity of those substances and the speed with which they appear. In order to develop responses for addressing those threats, it is necessary to enhance monitoring and the early warning system

Open source information monitoring

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• use OSI to identify public health threats involving new psychoactive substances

• use MEDISYS to monitor 12,000+ sources using multilingual keyword patterns (24/7, updated every 10 minutes), RSS feeds, Google alerts

• monitor: media, government departments, health, law enforcement, scientific/medical literature, drug discussion sites (reddit, bluelight, flashback)

Open source information monitoring

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• gather, filter, classify, extract, and, aggregate information• detect emerging NPS-related public health threats• identify and monitor trends

Allowing us to…• prioritise signals (#1 are those that are serious and urgent)• strengthen early warning• strengthen risk communication• strengthen preparedness and response

Focus on: PSUE (potential serious and urgent events) and fentanils

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MEDISYS daily updates

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Case studyMethoxyacetylfentanyl in fake oxycodone tablets

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Case studyMethoxyacetylfentanyl in fake oxycodone tablets

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Case studyMethoxyacetylfentanyl in fake oxycodone tablets

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Case studyMethoxyacetylfentanyl in fake oxycodone tablets

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Case study Rat poison in Spice

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Case study Rat poison in Spice

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Case study Rat poison in Spice

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