The interim regulated legal market for NPS ('legal high') products in New Zealand: The impact of new retail restrictions and product licensing

Drug Testing and Analysis

Volumn 6, Issue 7-8, 2014, Pages 868-875

  Wilkins, Chris ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

'legal highs'; Drug policy; New psychoactive substances; Psychoactive Substances Act, New Zealand

Indexed keywords

COSTS; RETAIL STORES; SAFETY ENGINEERING;

'LEGAL HIGH'; DRUG POLICY; NEW PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCE; NEW ZEALAND; PHASE A; PRODUCT-SAFETY; PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCE ACT, NEW ZEALAND; RETAIL OUTLETS; SAFETY ASSESSMENTS; TRANSITIONAL PHASE;

SALES;

ALCOHOL; AMINO ACID; CAFFEINE; CANNABINOID; ILLICIT DRUG; INDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; KAVA; NAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE; PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; VITAMIN B GROUP;

ACT; ARTICLE; CARDIOTOXICITY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG LEGISLATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FOOD; INTOXICATION; LICENSING; MARKET; MONITORING; MUSCLE INJURY; NEUROTOXICITY; NEW ZEALAND; POISONING SEVERITY SCORE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCT SAFETY; PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES ACT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; TOBACCO; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DRUG TRAFFIC; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION;

COMMERCE; DRUG TRAFFICKING; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, DRUG; NEW ZEALAND; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS;

EID: 84904514558     PISSN: 19427603     EISSN: 19427611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dta.1643     Document Type: Article

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