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New Psychoactive Substances

New psychoactive substances are being introduced to the market all the time. These legal synthetic drugs are new and unregulated. Stay up to date with how the AMA is identifying and diminishing the effect of these new psychoactive substances.

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Public HealthJun 12, 2017

Physicians recognize new psychoactive substances as health threat

Legal synthetic drugs such as Spice are quickly emerging and difficult to track. The AMA wants new strategies and education on these new drugs of abuse.

Press ReleasesJun 12, 2017

AMA wants new approaches to combat synthetic and injectable drugs

The AMA today voted to support an to close a gap in the nation’s ability to identify, regulate, and mitigate the dangers posed by new psychoactive substances

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