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Introduction of the Policy
Introduction of the Polic y

The NPS abuse problems are emerging. Delinquents modified the structure of known
illegal drugs to produce new chemicals in order to avoid seizing and inspection, which has
caused an increasing trend of NPS discovered year after year. According to UNODC, There were
at least 980 NPS found until the end of 2019 and 157 have been detected in Taiwan including
Mephedrone and Bath salts. The problem causes negative effects to health and our society that
can not be neglected and has been considered as an important issue need to solved.

Implementation Strategy
Implementation Strate gy
I. Actively conducted international interaction and learning
(I) Host the “2019 International Conference on New Psychoactive Substances”
The “2019 International Conference on New Psychoactive Substances(NPS)” was held in
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Taiwan and other countries, as well as government representatives, (Figure 4-6) to share their
experiences and exchange information on three major topics, such as the current global situation

of NPS, toxicological assessment, and epidemiology.
(II) Conducted the “APEC International Workshop on Food Safety and Threat from New
Psychoactive Substances”

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