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Servicio Nacional para la Prevención y Rehabilitación del Consumo de Drogas y Alcohol (SENDA) Ministerio del Interior y Seguridad Pública

MAIN BACKGROUND OF THE EARLY WARNING SYSTEM ON NEW PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES - CHILE

November 2017


Background prior to the creation of the EWS New substances could not be criminally prosecuted given the characteristics of Law No. 20,000 (enumeration of substances) MODIFICATION OF REGULATION N ° 867 and incorporate substances from time to time.Need to have different research mechanisms.

- Composed of two work methodologies.(I) Proactive method: National Board of New Psychoactive Substances (supply control)(II) Reactive method: Online System (demand control)

Early warning system on new psychoactivesubstances


- Created by SENDA in 2014 and then transferred its coordination to the Undersecretary of the Interior.

- All institutions with responsibility for drug control and demand(police, prosecutor's office, health and internal affairs government institutions) are part of it.

- Gathers information to justify incorporating NPS into the regulations.

- Makes one report a year. In 2017 we have been working on Report # 3 (delivery date: Dec 2017).

- Since 2015, more than 100 NPS have been incorporated into regulations.

National Board of New Psychoactive Substances

(I) Proactive method (II) Reactive method


- Criterion N ° 1: Substances seized in national territory, not yet studied by the NPS Board

- Criterion No. 2: Substances that fit the profile of drug use in Chile

- Criterion No. 3: Concordance with international treaties (list of "International" NPS)

Criteria to study NPS



NPS to be studied by Board in 2017



- To characterise each of the substances to be incorporated in thereport, it is done in the following terms:

- i) Background (includes information on the appearance of thesubstance, international picture, situation in Chile)

- ii) Chemical Classification, Synthesis and / or Acquisition

- iii) Pharmacological Effects and Other

- iv) Regulatory Status

- v) Final considerations (Public Safety, Public Health, Recommendation).

Contents of the Report



The report of the Board that was prepared in 2015 can be found at the following link:http://www.senda.gob.cl/media/estudios/otrosEstudios/2015_Primer_Informe_Mesa_Nuevas_sustancias_psicoactivas.pdf

The board report that was prepared in 2016 can be found at the following link:http://www.senda.gob.cl/media/estudios/otrosEstudios/2016_Segundo_Informe_Mesa_Nuevas_Sustancias_Psicoactivas.pdf

Board Reports 2015 and 2016


http://www.senda.gob.cl/media/estudios/otrosEstudios/2015_Primer_Informe_Mesa_Nuevas_sustancias_psicoactivas.pdf

http://www.senda.gob.cl/media/estudios/otrosEstudios/2016_Segundo_Informe_Mesa_Nuevas_Sustancias_Psicoactivas.pdf


Criterion N ° 1: Substances seized in national territory, not yet studied by the NPS Board

- Police seize substance and in coordination with the National Prosecutor's Office send to ISP (laboratory) for confirmation.

- ISP, in coordination with the Office of the National Public Prosecutor, in charge of confirming the appearance of the substance.

- Undersecretary of the Interior, in coordination with the National Office of the National Public Prosecutor, informs the members of the Board of the appearance of substance.

How the members of the Board are informed of anNPS appearance



- Insumed from different sources of information (Fonodrogas, Health Services (PHC) and Previenes).

- Online system that has the purpose of informing health professionals, public services (MINSAL, SENDA, others) and the Board about the consumption of NPS.

- Currently in test with professionals of SENDA FonoDrogas.

- In a later phase, implement it with professionals from PHC and Previenes.

Reactive method (white gear)


THANK YOU

Esteban Pizarro, SENDA Study Area

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José Marín, SENDA Study Area

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