Historique
Rapport
Volume III. October 2020
Titre de série :
Current NPS threats
Auteur(s) :
ONUDC / UNODC (Office des Nations Unies contre la drogue et le crime / United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime)
Année
2020
Page(s) :
6 p.
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Éditeur(s) :
Vienna : UNODC
Domaine :
Autres substances / Other substances ; Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
PRO (Produits, mode d'action, méthode de dépistage / Substances, action mode, screening methods)
Thésaurus géographique
INTERNATIONAL
Thésaurus mots-clés
CONDUITE DE VEHICULE
;
SURVEILLANCE EPIDEMIOLOGIQUE
;
TOXICOLOGIE
;
BENZODIAZEPINES
;
MORTALITE
;
OPIOIDES
;
POLYCONSOMMATION
;
KRATOM
Organismes
ONU
Résumé :
As a new feature of the UNODC Early Warning Advisory (EWA) on new psychoactive substances (NPS), the EWA Tox-Portal is an innovative tool to collect, analyse and share data on toxicology and harm related to the use of NPS at a global level. In collaboration with The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists (TIAFT) and other partners, the Tox-Portal is designed to generate timely information on the harms and adverse health consequences associated with the use of NPS, based on case reports of intoxications, including fatalities. Information from the Tox-Portal will contribute to identifying the most harmful NPS as an important step towards prioritizing NPS for international review in the framework of the International Drug Control Conventions. Current NPS Threats reports are published biannually and combine data from drug seizures as well as drug detections in biological fluid casework allowing an overview of the NPS landscape.
Highlights:
- 64% of NPS [New Psychoactive Substances] identified in toxicology cases from January 2019 to April 2020 were benzodiazepine-type substances.
- Majority of toxicology cases continue to feature poly-drug use at a level of 90% in DUID [driving under the influence of drugs] and 81% in PM [post-mortem] cases.
- Increasing reports of fatalities associated with the use of kratom and the synthetic opioid isotonitazene.
Highlights:
- 64% of NPS [New Psychoactive Substances] identified in toxicology cases from January 2019 to April 2020 were benzodiazepine-type substances.
- Majority of toxicology cases continue to feature poly-drug use at a level of 90% in DUID [driving under the influence of drugs] and 81% in PM [post-mortem] cases.
- Increasing reports of fatalities associated with the use of kratom and the synthetic opioid isotonitazene.