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New Psychoactive Substances


Jul 22, 2013
István Gábor Takács
A short video interview with Jean-Paul Grund on the drug ‘Krokodil.’ The interview was made on the occasion of a new and freely downloadable study, published in the International Journal on Drug Policy.

Jul 11, 2013
István Gábor Takács
It is often said that society must be defended from drug users. But who defends drug users from society? A report from Bucharest, Romania.

May 15, 2013
István Gábor Takács
 In this article, EDPI's Portuguese partner organization, APDES, argues against the recent ban on legal highs. They claim that prohibition will only drive the legal-highs trade underground, making it far harder to deal with.

Apr 11, 2013
István Gábor Takács
Mephedrone has proved to be the most successful of the recent wave of novel psychoactive drugs to have appeared on the European recreational market. The only ‘legal high’ to have managed to enter users’ repertoires even after being banned in most countries, it also raised the question of how ‘phantom’ narcotics are to be dealt with.

Apr 1, 2013
István Gábor Takács
Following the example of many other EU member states, Portugal has recently approved a restrictive law on legal highs – threatening to push the use of new psychoactive substances into the shadows.

Nov 28, 2012
István Gábor Takács
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