| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | Neue Psychoaktive Substanzen
Europa. Europe gets stronger system to tackle new psychoactive substances: New legislation, bringing faster response to new drugs, applies from today
Europa. Europe gets stronger system to tackle new psychoactive substances: New legislation, bringing faster response to new drugs, applies from today
Europe’s ability to rapidly respond to public health and social threats caused by new psychoactive substances (NPS/‘new drugs’) will be significantly strengthened, thanks to new legislation applying from today (1).
The legislation — applicable across Europe from 23 November 2018 — strengthens the EU Early Warning System (EU EWS) and risk assessment procedures on NPS and shortens control processes. The legislation comes in response to the recent growth in the availability of NPS and follows proposals from the European Commission (EC). (EMCDDA, Lissabon, 23.11.2018)