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Include 'Legal Highs,' Designer Drugs in Screening


 

EXPERT ANALYSIS FROM A PEDIATRIC CONFERENCE

• The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration offers handouts, links, and information on legal issues surrounding drugs and chemicals of concern.

• The Partnership at drugfree.org produced a toolkit for parents about synthetic drugs.

• The U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy soon will release a Synthetic Drug Prevention Toolkit, Dr. Gee said.

• A sort of wiki for drug use, the website Erowid.org posts accounts of personal experiences – what happened when someone tried a drug, how much they tried, etc. It’s a window for clinicians looking to understand more about drug use and abuse, she added.

• One physician in the audience recommended Millennium Laboratories of San Diego to test patient samples for any synthetic drug, with a 24-hour turnaround.

Dr. Gee and Dr. Ammerman reported having no relevant financial disclosures.

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