The harm caused by marihuana use disorders is interrelated in some european countries to the harm caused by new psychoactive substances

Andrzej Brodziak

doi:10.15761/.1000106

Abstract

An example of such difficulties may be the action taken against the mysterious wave of poisonings, reported in Poland in July 2015 [3]. The additions to the lists of illegal substances (like Schedule I) of new determined derivates are not an efficient amendments of the preventing law. The NPS are distributed often as bath salts, household chemicals or industrial chemicals, and are labeled with warnings “not for human consumption” [2]. Experiences gained from dealing with such a massive wave of poisonings incline to develop new concepts of the legislation that would prohibit selling of all sorts of “chemicals” with the “inappropriate intention” and suggestion for the possibility to use them as drugs. Justification of such accusations for “inappropriate intention of sale” would be similar to conjectural prosecution (circumstancial evidences) [4].

Highlights

The harm caused by marihuana use disorders is interrelated to the harm caused by NPS, because - if in a country the possession and use of marijuana is illegal, many especially young people reach for these new “designer drugs”
Prevention and treatment of poisonings caused by the use of these NPS is difficult, because very often the identification of the used substance is not easy and the procedures of treatment are unknown. An example of such difficulties may be the action taken against the mysterious wave of poisonings, reported in Poland in July 2015 [3]
Experiences gained from dealing with such a massive wave of poisonings incline to develop new concepts of the legislation that would prohibit selling of all sorts of “chemicals”

Summary

Introduction

The harm caused by marihuana use disorders is interrelated to the harm caused by NPS, because - if in a country the possession and use of marijuana is illegal, many especially young people reach for these new “designer drugs”. Prevention and treatment of poisonings caused by the use of these NPS is difficult, because very often the identification of the used substance is not easy and the procedures of treatment are unknown.

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