Introduction
This briefing paper describes some of the practical and legal obstacles facing Member States when responding to such new substances. It underlines the importance of national early-warning systems in detecting and identifying new substances as the first step towards assessing the risks of, and ultimately controlling, potentially dangerous new drugs.
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Table of contents
- Definitions
- Key issues at a glance
- Early-warning systems
- Proactive control
- Assessing the risks
- Faster processes — but supervised
- Unintended consequences of control
- Are other laws effective?
- Conclusions and policy considerations
- Key sources
- Web information
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4
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free
ISBN:
1681-5157
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