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If there has been a gen- mated to have consumed illicit opiates in 2009 aldactone 100 mg overnight delivery hypertension 80 mg, equiva- eral trend, it has been – for most drugs - towards a lent to a prevalence rate ranging from 0. In recent years, problem drug use has also been cal good practice, whereby prevalence estimates older related to the non-medical use of various prescription than 10 years are now not being used to estimate preva- opioids, such as oxycodone, fentanyl or pethidine. Since a large number of countries in Africa and Asia do not have recent data on drug use, the levels of Cocaine appears to rank fourth in terms of global preva- uncertainty increase. These 6 Opioid is a generic term applied to alkaloids from opium poppy, markets continue to evolve and every year new products, their synthetic analogues, and compounds synthesized in the body. Synthetic drugs are the fastest evolving substances in this 25 World Drug Report 2011 Fig. In addition, Piperazine was initially developed as an anthelminthic reports of drug-adulterant combinations involving phar- used in the treatment of parasitic worms. These amphetamine-like law enforcement pattern; ii) the use of substances which effects include a sense of euphoria and stimulant proper- are not nationally or internationally regulated and con- ties. Mephedrone The fact that new psychoactive substances are emerging on the drug markets is not a new development. In Europe, one of the controlled substance cathinone, one of the psychoactive most ‘innovative’ regions when it comes to new drugs, substances in the khat plant. Although mephedrone and ana- fied in the European early-warning system, compared to logues such as naphyrone produce effects similar to 24 in 2009. In the last few years, a number of new substances entered ‘Spice’ the illicit market imitating either the pharmacological properties or chemical structures of existing controlled The cannabis market has diversified with the introduc- substances such as amphetamines or ecstasy. Some of tion of synthetic cannabinoids which emulate the effect these contain unregulated substances and are known as of using cannabis. The piperazines and the cathinones, for nabinoids (‘spice’) have been detected in herbal smoking example mephedrone, are examples of unregulated sub- blends. These products typically contain about 3 grams stances which recently entered the markets. In response, a scription stimulants is reportedly a growing health prob- number of countries have placed ‘spice’ and similar lem in a number of countries. In the United States, products under control, leading to a decrease in the emergency room visits related to the non-medical use of extent of the problem. Prescription drugs may with levamisole replace certain illicit drugs since their use is perceived to be less harmful, being prescribed by physicians. They are Street dealers have traditionally ‘cut’ cocaine with dilu- legal, cheaper than illicit drugs and their use is more ents such as lactose to increase profits. Another factor for the growing pop- have been reports of the use of more pharmacologically ularity of prescription drugs is that patients who have active adulterants such as atropine, phenacetin and been prescribed medications share or sell them to family methyphenidate. The presence of some of these adulter- members, friends or others who approach them. Non- ants may serve to increase the desired effects of the illicit medical use of prescription drugs is a common phenom- substances or even reduce or eliminate some of its enon among young adults, women, elderly patients and adverse effects. Another issue of concern is by data from several other European and North Ameri- that the growing numbers of polydrug users among can countries) show that in 2008 and 2009, an increased illicit drug users also use prescription drugs in combina- number of cocaine samples contained levamisole, an tion with their illicit drug of choice to enhance the anthelminthic, effective in infections with the common effects of the main drug. Treatment demand Difficulties in controlling new substances… The need to enter treatment reflects problematic drug The large number of new substances that enter the use, associated with adverse effects on the health of market worldwide is posing a number of challenges to individuals. In most regions of the world, there continue public health and law enforcement systems which to be clear regional patterns regarding the main problem require improved monitoring and a coordinated response drug types. While some countries have opiates, and in particular heroin) are dominant for tried to address the problem via the application of ‘emer- problematic use. Other countries have started to bring the is also widespread in Oceania, North America and West rapidly growing number of new substances under imme- and Central Europe. The problematic use of cannabis diate control via the ‘Medicines Act’ (instead of the makes a significant contribution to treatment demand ‘Narcotics Act’), which typically requires that medicinal across all regions but is particularly prevalent in Africa. In North America, a more diversified The precursor chemicals for synthetic drugs also con- pattern has developed where a single, dominant drug tinue to change in response to stricter controls. Cannabis, opioids and cocaine are example, in some countries, traffickers have started to all equally represented. In Oceania, treatment is linked use norephedrine as a precursor for the manufacture of primarily to cannabis, followed by opioids. Opiates use is far more problematic because crack-cocaine and methamphetamine, the two than the use of other illicit drugs.
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