World experts assemble for third international conference on novel psychoactive substances (NPS)
The third international conference on novel psychoactive substances takes place this week (15-16 May) in Rome, Italy and is co-organised by the University of Hertfordshire, the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), Sapienza University of Rome and University of Chieti-Pescara. It will be attended by over 300 participants from 32 countries.Over the last 10 years, many novel (or new) psychoactive drugs (NPS) have become available. These are advertised via the Internet as being safer and legal alternatives to illicit drugs. However, information on their effects is