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  • 'An arms race': the evolving new synthetic drugs that need fresh methods to detect them
  • Government: North-east cartels shifting towards synthetic drugs
  • Podcast: Synthetic drugs and inside the Healy-Rae row

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thejournal.ie /4 weeks ago

'An arms race': the evolving new synthetic drugs that need fresh methods to detect them

A new pilot early warning system for novel substances is already in operation.

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timesofindia.indiatimes.com /1 month ago

Government: North-east cartels shifting towards synthetic drugs

Northeast drug syndicates are shifting towards synthetic drugs from Myanmar. They are increasingly using social media and encrypted apps for coordination. Traffickers exploit porou...

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rte.ie /3 weeks ago

Podcast: Synthetic drugs and inside the Healy-Rae row

High-risk synthetic cannabinoids are being found in vapes, vape 'juice' and other products that can be bought in shops and on the illicit market in Ireland, according to the HSE.

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wishtv.com /1 month ago

DEA, Marion County warn of dangers of synthetic drugs mixed with fentanyl

Law enforcement and health officials in Marion County issued a public safety warning following reports of dangerous synthetic substances being increasingly mixed with fentanyl in l...

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refractor.io /1 month ago

'Gas station heroin' sparks emergency drug crackdown in the US

The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has petitioned to temporarily classify an over-the-counter supplement referred to as a "gas station heroin" drug as a Schedule I substa...

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missourinet.com /1 month ago

New drug in town: cychlorphine more dangerous than fentanyl (LISTEN)

New synthetic opioids are popping up faster than they can be regulated. For parents and partiers: Be careful. Ashley Byrd talks with Dr. Alex Krotulski, a leading national research...

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nytimes.com /2 weeks ago

The Ruthless Efficiency of Ultrapotent Street Drugs

Five decades after the “war on drugs” sought to make substance abuse unaffordable, illicit drugs are cheaper and more powerful than ever. A visit to Baltimore shows why.

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azattyk.org /3 weeks ago

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legaltechmonitor.com /1 week ago

DEA Targets Kratom Derivatives in Major Controlled-Substance Shift

Federal regulators have taken a consequential step in the fast-evolving kratom market by moving to schedule three highly potent kratom-related derivatives that authorities say act...

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legaltechdaily.com /1 week ago

DEA Targets Kratom Derivatives in Major Controlled-Substance Shift

Federal regulators have taken a consequential step in the fast-evolving kratom market by moving to schedule three highly potent kratom-related derivatives that authorities say act...

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independent.co.uk /1 week ago

Pink cocaine, apple-flavoured ketamine and triple-strength ecstasy: How festival drugs went supersonic

As festivals get underway across the country this bank holiday weekend, Lydia Spencer-Elliott speaks to toxicology experts about the rise of polydrug use, what’s really in these il...

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wgno.com /1 week ago

DEA New Orleans warns Northshore of deadly synthetic opioid nitazene

The DEA New Orleans Division said a new drug, nitazene, is an emerging threat.

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thejournal.ie /3 weeks ago

HSE warns of pink cocaine, triple-strength MDMA and new ketamine strain during festival season

Between 2021 and 2025, the HSE identified 57 new substances that had never been seen in Ireland before.

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tori.ng /2 weeks ago

NDLEA Discovers Fentanyl-Linked Chemical In Ogun Meth Lab

The NDLEA says it found a chemical that can be used to make fentanyl while dismantling a large methamphetamine laboratory hidden in a forest in Ogun State.

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thediplomat.com /1 week ago

Jeremy Douglas on Southeast Asia’s Drug Boom

"This is a region that is arguably now the largest epicenter of synthetic drug production in the world," says the UNDOC deputy director.

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thejournal.ie /1 week ago

Inside the drug testing lab at Electric Picnic as 'unpredictable' 3-CMC falsely sold as MDMA found

The HSE has also warned this weekend that some MDMA pills it tested were very high strength.

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ironmagazine.com /1 week ago

Feds Schedule Kratom Derivatives As Opioids

A kratom plant, which is native to Southeast Asia. (Photo by Wikimedia user ThorPorre via Courthouse News) BALTIMORE (CN) — Kratom industry insiders were simultaneously scrambling...

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vancouversun.com /1 month ago

Lethal opioids called nitazenes are ravaging parts of Europe. So far, they are rare in B.C.

'These substances are highly potent, even in low concentrations, increasing the risk of overdose,' warn Vancouver police

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indiatoday.in /1 month ago

Delhi busts fake drug unit run from Narela flat, steroids seized

Delhi busts fake drug unit run from Narela flat, steroids seized

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wired.com /1 month ago

7-OH Users Are Stockpiling Ahead of a DEA Ban

The opioid-like compound, which is found in kratom, can cause brutal withdrawal symptoms and will soon be a controlled substance. Some users tell WIRED it has relieved their pain a...

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painnewsnetwork.org /1 week ago

Illicit Fentanyl Use Twice as Common as Medical Use

By Pat AnsonFentanyl has long played an essential role as a potent analgesic that can treat the most severe types of pain. But illicit versions of the synthetic opioid have been a...

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theguardian.com /1 month ago

UK becoming ‘wild west’ for experimental peptides, expert warns

Prof Channa Jayasena says growing online sales of unregulated drugs risk fatalities as responsibility falls between regulatorsFitness influencers linked to wellness brand helping r...

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latimes.com /2 weeks ago

L.A. takes aim at phenibut, an unregulated 'gas station drug' that is growing in popularity

L.A. City Council hopes to regulate phenibut, a drug one council member says is widely available to children in gas stations and convenience stores.

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thejournal.ie /3 weeks ago

No regulation and no large-scale testing: The HSE's drug lab is worried about what's in your vape

The Journal visited a lab where scientists have discovered highly addictive illegal substances in nicotine and CBD vapes.

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