A snapshot on NPS in Italy: Distribution of drugs in seized materials analysed in an Italian forensic laboratory in the period 2013–2015

•Analysis of 162 NPS samples.•Identification of various NPS belonging to different chemical classes.•Legislative issues.•Public health issues. The diffusion of New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) in the illicit drug market is a worldwide problem. The aim of the study is to describe the qualitative dis...

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Published in:Forensic science international 2016-08, Vol.265, p.116-120
Main Authors: Odoardi, Sara, Romolo, Francesco Saverio, Strano-Rossi, Sabina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
caffeine
cannabinoids
Crime - legislation & jurisprudence
Crime - statistics & numerical data
Crystals
Drugs
Forensic engineering
Forensic sciences
Forensic Toxicology
Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
GC-MS
Granular materials
granules
Health hazard
HRMS
Humans
illicit drugs
Internet
Italy
Italy - epidemiology
laws and regulations
Markets
Methamphetamine
Netherlands
NPS
Pathology
police
Polymer blends
powders
psychotropic agents
Psychotropic Drugs - analysis
public health
Seized material
Seizing
Seizures
Substance Abuse Detection - methods
Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology
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