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Chemistry World
May 29, 2015
Emma Stoye |
UK launches universal ban on legal highs New laws banning the sale and distribution of all legal highs -- or new psychoactive substances -- have been drafted by the UK government.   |
Chemistry World
June 24, 2015
Patrick Walter |
Legal in theory Governments around the world are faced with the particularly tricky problem of what they should do about 'legal highs'. |
Chemistry World
July 9, 2015
Maria Burke |
UK 'legal highs' bill under fire from scientific community Calls are growing from the scientific community for home secretary Theresa May to amend the psychoactive substances bill. |
Chemistry World
June 4, 2013
Maria Burke |
'Legal high' production gathers pace New designer drugs are popping up in Europe at an unprecedented rate, sometimes on the illicit drug market and sometimes as 'legal' alternatives to controlled drugs, according to the latest report by the EU drugs agency. |
Chemistry World
April 24, 2014
Emma Stoye |
European parliament backs new rules on legal highs New regulations that will make it easier to ban legal highs have been backed by the European parliament. |
Chemistry World
April 30, 2014
Emma Stoye |
New Zealand in legal highs U-turn Politicians in New Zealand have decided to ban designer drugs from sale in the country, reversing an earlier decision to approve low risk drugs while new laws are put in place. |
Chemistry World
January 6, 2014
Mark Peplow |
The morning after the night before David Nutt, a neuropsychopharmacologist at Imperial College London, has an idea with obvious appeal: an alcohol substitute that promises all of the fun of bacchic revelry without the throbbing head and washing-machine stomach that follow. |
Chemistry World
June 26, 2013
Emma Stoye |
UN report warns of global rise in legal highs The latest World Drug Report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime says governments around the world are struggling to cope with a growing number of legal party drugs. |
Chemistry World
June 12, 2013
Maria Burke |
'Scientific censorship' hamstringing psychoactive drug research Legal controls on psychoactive drugs have hindered neuroscience research and the discovery of new treatments for brain disorders in 'one of the most scandalous examples of scientific censorship in modern times', claim researchers. |
Chemistry World
March 23, 2010 |
Comment: Can we halt the flow of new designer drugs? Could the dangers of 'legal high' mephedrone have been predicted? Of course they could, says John Mann |
Chemistry World
May 9, 2011
Sarah Houlton |
Ecstasy substitute poses major health risks Scientists at Anglia Ruskin University haves shown that one of the most common 'legal high' designer drugs, benzylpiperazine, is not only dangerous when it's taken - repeated consumption poses major health risks. |
Chemistry World
November 6, 2009
Anna Lewcock |
Loss of senior chemist throws further doubt on future of UK drugs council David Nutt has insisted he has 'right on his side' following his unceremonious dismissal as chair of the UK Home Office Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs. |
Chemistry World
May 15, 2009
Katrina Megget |
Tripping over red tape The UK may be moving a step closer to allowing the use of a cannabis-based drug to treat the symptoms of multiple sclerosis |
Chemistry World
April 16, 2010
Rebecca Trager |
Congress proposes toxic chemical regulation reforms The US Congress launched a much anticipated effort to update the nation's 34-year-old law governing new and already existing toxic chemicals yesterday. |
Chemistry World
June 3, 2015
Katrina Kramer |
Drugged: the science and culture behind psychotropic drugs Richard Miller, a pharmacology researcher at Northwestern University, US, and a medical humanities and bioethics professor, has written his first popular science book on the chemistry and culture of psychoactive compounds. |
Chemistry World
December 19, 2011
Rebecca Trager |
US agencies collaborate to test 10,000 chemicals A high-speed robotic screening system jointly initiated by three key US health agencies began testing more than 10,000 chemical compounds for potential toxicity on 7 December. |
Chemistry World
May 13, 2011
James Urquhart |
Synthetic cannabis drug test US researchers have developed a new urine test for detecting and quantifying some of the metabolites associated with synthetic cannabis. |
Chemistry World
June 11, 2014
Mark Peplow |
A mind-blowing legacy For some, Alexander Shulgin was a bold explorer at the frontiers of neurochemistry. To others, he was the wanton architect of a wave of dangerous recreational drugs: the godfather of ecstasy. |
Chemistry World
April 1, 2010
Hepeng Jia |
China Updates Chemical Legislation After a seven-year delay, China has introduced an updated version of its chemical registration and evaluation rules, bringing the country in line with chemical regulation efforts in other parts of the world. |
Chemistry World
August 25, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
Chemists wage war on designer drugs It is relatively simple to take a drug that has a known psychoactive effect and change one substituent group to make it into another drug that is not yet classified as illegal but provides the same or similar psychoactive high |
Chemistry World
May 30, 2013
Rebecca Trager |
Industry applauds US chemical reform bill The US chemical industry is backing bipartisan legislation that would reform the law that controls chemical sales in the US for the first time since its enactment in 1976. But environmental groups do not share the enthusiasm. |
Chemistry World
August 7, 2014
Emma Stoye |
UK plans stricter controls on poisons and explosives The UK government plans to bring in new laws that will tighten regulations around selling chemicals classed as 'poisons' or 'explosives precursors' to the general public. |
Chemistry World
January 11, 2012
Hayley Birch |
Drive towards detecting drugs at the roadside The UK government is setting up an advisory panel that will assess the feasibility of roadside testing for drug driving, similar to testing for drunk driving. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
March 1, 2006
Sarah Houlton |
Global Report: Chemicals Legislation in Europe Chemicals legislation in Europe may affect pharma's relationship with suppliers. |
Financial Advisor
November 2012
Jerilyn Klein Bier |
Chemical Solutions Safer chemical management strategies can help prevent toxic financial fallout. Consumer products companies are also moving away from controversial chemicals such as triclosan, an antibiotic agent used in soaps. |
Chemistry World
July 18, 2008
James Mitchell Crow |
New drug test misses Olympic deadline A biomarker-based test has been developed to detect athletes that have used banned drugs long after the compounds themselves become undetectable - but it won't be approved in time for the Beijing Olympics. |
BusinessWeek
March 17, 2011
Justin Blum |
Cultivating Real Profits from Fake Weed Attempts by states to bar sales of substances that induce a marijuana-like high have been thwarted by nimble entrepreneurs. |
Chemistry World
June 26, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
Chemical reform bill advances in US Congress The US House of Representatives has approved a bipartisan bill to revamp the nearly 40-year-old law that governs America's chemicals policy, known as the Toxic Substances Control Act. |
Chemistry World
November 2011
Derek Lowe |
Column: In the Pipeline In recent years there's another class of 'unknown' compounds that's become more prominent than ever: the ones you can buy from the chemical catalogues. |
Chemistry World
October 1, 2008
Rebecca Trager |
US to Overhaul Industrial Chemicals Inventory A plan by the US Environmental Protection Agency to overhaul its inventory of industrial chemicals could lead to a lot more paperwork for chemical firms, industry officials have warned. |
Chemistry World
June 8, 2010
Sean Milmo |
One in four firms not complying with chemical legislation Inspection data suggests that a quarter of chemical companies have not been complying with European chemicals legislation. |
Chemistry World
July 2, 2012
Michael Stow |
Protecting the spirit of competition With the London 2012 Olympics now upon us, the issue of doping in sport is once more in the media spotlight. As new therapies emerge from the pharmaceutical industry, we must be vigilant for new doping threats and new and improved detection methods are continually investigated and developed. |
Chemistry World
February 6, 2013
Andrew Turley |
Reach reviewed: no change required Chemical regulation in the EU is working as it should be, although there is room for improvement in its implementation, according to a long-awaited review from the European commission. |
Chemistry World
January 26, 2015
Phillip Broadwith |
Shire deepens rare disease focus with NPS buyout UK specialty pharmaceutical firm Shire has agreed to buy US biotech NPS Pharmaceuticals for $5.2 billion. |
Chemistry World
January 7, 2016
Rebecca Trager |
US bans three food packaging chemicals The US Food and Drug Administration has banned the use of three perfluorinated compounds in food packaging because of their structural similarity to other toxic substances. |
IndustryWeek
August 18, 2010 |
Chemical Reactions The Toxic Chemicals Safety Act of 2010, which would strengthen the federal government's authority over chemical substances, is cause for concern. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
September 2007
Courtney E. Howard |
European Union launches Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals regulation The EU's recently enacted REACH law makes industry manufacturers, importers, and systems developers responsible for the identification, management, and substitution of chemical substances. |
Salon.com
May 3, 2001
Maria Russo |
Built on the buzz Drugs like alcohol and tobacco created the modern world, argues one historian, but caffeine still rules it... |
Information Today
November 26, 2012 |
Complete ReaxysFile Now Available on STN ReaxysFile now contains the full content from Reaxys, a leading source for chemical substance and reaction data produced by Elsevier. |
Chemistry World
August 27, 2009
Sarah Houlton |
Reach costs set to spiral The EU's Reach chemicals legislation could use 20 times more animals and cost six times more than originally estimated, according to two toxicologists. |
AskMen.com
October 4, 2000
Mark Simmons |
Olympic Drug Scandals Ah, the beautiful Olympic games: great athleticism, camaraderie and professionalism. But come every four years, the not-so-glamorous drugs also make their unwanted appearance... |
