Synthetic Drugs and Natural Substances

An educational presentation about Synthetic Cannabinoids and Natural Substances.  What are they, prevalence and abuse in the market, and options for testing, etc.

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Presenter, Pat Pizzo, provides understanding on what criminal justice systems are facing with the analysis of the many new synthetic drugs. We take a look at:

  • Synthetic cannabinoids
  • Synthetic opiates  
  • Synthetic stimulants
  • Synthetic hallucinogenic compounds

Can they be tested? What are the effects on a user? This presentation aims to answer these questions and more.

Presented at the 2017 National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP) conference in Washington, D.C.

Pat-Pizzo

Former member of the Federal Drug Testing Advisory Board (DTAB), Director of Toxicology, Alere Toxicology Services

Resources

  •  Background on "Spice" and the Thermo Scientific Synthetic Cannabinoid Assays [SmartNote]
  •  List of Thermo Scientific Drugs of Abuse Tests [DAT Brochure]
  •  Benefits of Automating Drugs of Abuse Tests [Automation Paper]
  •  List of trade names, street names, drug metabolites, detection times, and more for commonly abused drugs [Poster]