Online Sales of New Synthetic Drugs in the Czech Republic in 2015

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Online Sales of New Synthetic Drugs in the Czech Republic in 2015

Original language description

BACKGROUND: The use of new synthetic drugs (NSD) in the Czech Republic has been on the rise since 2010. Besides other means of supply, they are available via the internet. In 2015, the fifth wave of a survey focusing on the supply of new synthetic drugs through online shops targeting the Czech population was carried out. AIMS: The aim of the survey was to map the supply of NSD via the internet, as well as to identify substances which have not yet been reported and put under control in the Czech Republic. DESIGN AND METHODS: A targeted search of online shops was performed using keyword strings. Relevant sites were subjected to content descriptive analysis. SAMPLE: 33 e-shops offering new psychoactive substances were identified in 2015, of which nine specialised in synthetic substances. RESULTS: The e-shops specialising in NSD offered 145 different substances and 60 products containing NSD; these mostly involved synthetic cannabinoids and cathinones. Altogether, 63% of the substances on offer have not yet been reported or subjected to control in the Czech Republic. CONCLUSIONS: The supply of NSD via the internet has been increasing. The monitoring of the internet is a useful complementary method for drug market monitoring. However, its usability for the Early Warning System used to raise alerts concerning new drugs is limited without detailed analysis of the samples.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

FQ - Public health system, social medicine

OECD FORD branch

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Project

Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2016

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Adiktologie

ISSN

1213-3841

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

16

Issue of the periodical within the volume

2

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

9

Pages from-to

120-128

UT code for WoS article

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85017274865