All novel psychoactive substances articles
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NewsNew European Union Drugs Agency to strengthen bloc’s response to illicit drugs
EUDA will have broader remit to respond to challenges illicit drug pose
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NewsExplainer: nitazenes and xylazine – a cause for concern
Why is the use of these highly potent synthetic drugs rising dramatically?
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NewsThree new recreational drugs discovered in checks by Australian chemists
Analytical service uncovers novel psychoactive substances with no known safety data
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NewsAlarm sounded after chemists discover new analogue of ketamine in Australia
Long-term health effects of novel psychoactive substance are unknown
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ResearchMinority Report-esque AI predicts new designer drugs before they’re made
Machine learning program accurately predicts structure of unknown psychoactive substances from mass spectra alone
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Podcast2C psychedelics
A class of hallucinogenic phenethylamines, explored by the 'godfather of psychedelics' Alexander Shulgin and sadly implicated in a tragedy at a 2017 music festival
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ResearchNanoparticle–NMR technique targets recreational drugs
After constantly playing catch-up, new tool could give analytical chemists the edge in fight to identify new psychoactive substances
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FeatureThe rising tide of 'legal highs'
Andy Extance investigates the chemistry that has helped recreational drugs evade the law, and its consequences
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PodcastMethamphetamine
A mood enhancing molecule, Simon Cotton investigates the chemistry of Methamphetamine
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PodcastNitrous oxide
From Preistley's early experiments to the latest 'hippy crack' phase, we take a look at the history of laughing gas