Date: Friday 9th JuneLocation: The Centre at Birchwood Park, Warrington
In May 2016, the Psychoactive Substance Act came into law. This action was taken by the UK Government to address the ever-increasing amount of NPS compounds that had entered the UK drug scene and had ostensibly been known in the media as the issue of “legal highs”.
The nature of their underhanded production, purposely designed to evade international drug legislation means they are intrinsically marketed and sold as legal highs and as such, are considered safe. The dangers of NPS abuse become clear when one considers that each new designer drug, designed to circumvent drug legislation, has not been evaluated for its effect on human health. There are many instances reported in the press where the use of NPS has unfortunately resulted in death.
Analytical chemistry is key to combating these dangers and thus avoiding preventable deaths, crippling addictions and the ruination of lives, therefore this one day conference looks to identify and address the analytical approach with current and new drugs identification.
Set within a forensic context and looking at NPS from an analytical chemistry prospective, this conference will be of interest to police officers, laboratory analysts and researchers.
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The Society provides great opportunities to those in the forensic arena to sponsor its events and promote their products and services to the wider community. If your company is interested in sponsoring this conference or one of our future events please contact Keshia McGuire on:
Telephone +44 (0) 1423 790 391 Email: conference@csofs.org
We kindly ask that when Society members are booking for this event they use the same email address for contact as they do for logging in - otherwise you may not get the membership discounted rate. Package prices do not include accommodation!
The pentahotel Warrington is situated in Birchwood Business Park. Please contact the hotel directly to obtain rates and to check availability.