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Chart showing number and quantity of seizures of new psychoactive substance reported to the EU Early Warning System: trends and distribution by category in 2016
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Infographic: number and quantity of seizures of new psychoactive substance reported to the EU Early Warning System: trends and distribution by category in 2016

Chart showing seizures of synthetic cathinones reported to the EU Early Warning System: trends in number of seizures and quantity detected, 2005-16
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Infographic: seizures of synthetic cathinones reported to the EU Early Warning System: trends in number of seizures and quantity detected, 2005-16

Chart showing new psychoactive substances notifed to the EU Early Warning System for the frst time 2005-17: number per year (left) and total number per category (right)
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New psychoactive substances notifed to the EU Early Warning System for the frst time 2005-17: number per year (left) and total number per category (right)

By the end of December 2017, the EMCDDA was monitoring more than 670 new substances that have appeared on Europe’s drug market over the past 20 years. Tis total includes 51 substances...
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Perspectives on Drugs (PODs)

Injection of synthetic cathinones (Perspectives on drugs)

Over 80 synthetic cathinone derivatives were detected via the EU Early Warning System (EU–EWS) between 2005 and 2014. This analysis explores new worrying localised and national outbreaks of injecting these substances and...
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Interactive: demystifying the chemistry of synthetic cathinones

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Risk assessments

Report on the risk assessment of 1-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)pentan-1-one (MDPV) in the framework of the Council Decision on new psychoactive substances

This report presents the data and findings of the risk assessment on the new psychoactive substance, 1-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)pentan-1-one (MDPV), that was conducted by the Scientific Committee of the EMCDDA. Concerns over this stimulant...
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Joint Reports

EMCDDA–Europol Joint Report on a new psychoactive substance: MDPV (3,4-methylenedioxypyrovalerone)

The EMCDDA–Europol Joint Report on new psychoactive substance MDPV (3,4-methylenedioxypyrovalerone), submitted in December 2013 to the Council of the EU, the European Commission and the EMA. After assessing the available evidence, the...
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Drug profile

Synthetic cathinones drug profile

Drug profiles are scientifically sound descriptions of drugs in the form of ‘drug profiles’. Presented in a standardised way, each profile briefly gives the chemistry, pharmacology, synthesis and precursors of each substance...
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Joint Reports

Europol–EMCDDA Joint Report on a new psychoactive substance: 4-methylmethcathinone (mephedrone)

In January 2010, increased evidence of the availability and use of mephedrone (4- methylmethcathinone) prompted the EMCDDA and Europol to launch a procedure for the production of a Joint Report. Pursuant to...
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