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The race to identify and control dangerous synthetic drugs

Designer drugs that can’t be detected by routine hospital drug tests are causing twice the amount...

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09.00 11 Aug 2026


The race to identify and control dangerous synthetic drugs


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Designer drugs that can’t be detected by routine hospital drug tests are causing twice the amount of poisonings in the last three years. 

These substances are also known as New Psychoactive Substances. To tell us more was Head of Addiction Services at St John Of God Hospital and Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCD Colin O'Gara. 


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