New drug controls and reduced hospital presentations due to novel psychoactive substances in Edinburgh.

Janice PettieAllan BurtDuleeka W KnipeHazel TorranceMargaret DowKaren OsinskiRobert GreigDiletta SabatiniKate EasterfordJames DearMichael Eddleston

Published in: British journal of clinical pharmacology (2018)

We show here that drug legislation and trading standards activity may be associated with effective and sustained prevention. Widespread adoption of trading standards enforcement, together with focused legislation, may turn the tide against these highly-damaging drugs.

Keyphrases

adverse drug
healthcare
drug induced
electronic health record
drinking water
fluorescent probe
living cells
emergency department
acute care
single molecule