Psychoactive Substances: Issues For Policy Makers
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Psychoactive Substances: Issues For Policy Makers
Fay Watson, Secretary General, EURAD
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Summary
• About Us• Psychoactive Substances: Issues For Policy
Makers• An update on draft EU legislation on new
psychoactive substances
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About UsWe are the only EU network advocating for prevention and rehabilitation focused drug policies
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Psychoactive Substances: Issues For Policy Makers
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The Use of Psychoactive Substances: Spikes In Trends Rather Than A Rising Tide?
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The intertwined markets of NPS and illicit substances
• Production: NPS have been found to contain controlled substances (Brandt et al, 2010; Ramsey et al, 2010 & EMCDDA, 2011a)
• Distribution: Sold alongside controlled substances on online forums but mostly sold in friendship groups
• Consumption: Users of new psychoactive substances frequently have had experiences with other illicit drugs (Wood, 2012; Miller et al, 2009).
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Evidence of adverse effects exists but few data systems to capture harm of new substances
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National Responses To NPS
• Combined legislative approaches (i.e. Romania)
• Consumer legislation (i.e. Poland, Sweden)
• Regulated sales (i.e. New Zealand)
• Pharmaceutical legislation (i.e. Austria)
• Healthcare responses (i.e. WEDINOS, Wales)
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Public Opinion- Comprehensive Ways To Tackle Drug Problems
• 49% think that prevention campaigns would be effective in reducing drug problems
• 37% think that rehabilitation would be effective in reducing drug problems
• 24% think that addressing social issues (i.e. poverty and unemployment) would be effective in reducing drug problems
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Public Opinion- Legislative Ways To Tackle Psychoactive Substances
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Whatever the approach, one of the most important elements is….
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An update on draft EU legislation on new psychoactive substances
• Proposals announced 17th September 2013
• Proposal includes a reduction in the time taken to respond to NPS at the EU level
• Takes a consumer approach rather than a drug control approach
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An update on draft EU legislation on new psychoactive substances
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