Naslov
EUROPEAN PROJECT “I-SEE” for strengthening information exchange between Italy and South East Europe neighboring countries on New Psychoactive Substances

Autori
Bertol, Elisabetta ; Serpelloni, Giovanni ; Rimondo, Claudia ; Definis-Gojanović, Marija, Sutlović, Davorka ; Hoćevar Gromm, Ada ; Drev, Andrea ; Savelj, S ; Klemenc, Sonja ; Pas, M ; Šabić, Simona ; Bevilacqua, A

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, stručni

Izvornik
Abstract book of TIAFT 2015 (53rd TIAFT meeting 2015) / - Firenza : München, 2015, 181-181

Skup
53rd TIAFT meeting 2015

Mjesto i datum
Firenca, Italija, 30.08.2015. - 04.09.2015

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
New Psychoactive Substances; Early Warning System; information exchange

Sažetak
INTRODUCTION The spread of New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) in Europe and worldwide is getting more and more dangerous for those who consume them. Their availability on the market, including on Internet, and their toxicity for consumers’ constitute a matter of concern among health professionals, law enforcement, social operators and policy makers. There is a urgent need to identify new integrated forms of prevention, intervention and accurate monitoring of NPS at European level. One of those tools is the new European project I-SEE, granted by the European Commission, involving 5 partners: from Italy, the University of Florence, as coordinator ; from Croatia, the University of Split School of Medicine ; from Slovenia, the National Institute of Public Health, the Ministry of Interior Police and the Association DrogArt. AIMS The project intends to strengthen information exchange between Italy and South East Europe neighboring countries on NPS. It supports the development and consolidation of national Early Warning System (EWS) networks, creates a joint mechanism for information exchange, mutual learning and good practice exchange among EWSs, increases information exchange towards Law Enforcement to ease and fortify activities aimed at early identifying and intercepting NPS supply. METHODS I-SEE project is organized in 3 steps: - Building up a network with Law Enforcement, NGOs and health sector (Slovenia). Some NGOs will be selected to collect NPS samples from drug users and transmit them anonymously to Law Enforcement to be analyzed. - Building up clinical network (Croatia), to develop an effective network in clinical settings, including clinical toxicology laboratories, emergency wards, departments of forensic medicine and other relevant subjects in the health sector. - Developing tools for strengthening NPS information exchange and identification in the toxicological and forensic field (Italy), by arranging a model for information flows among the three EWSs and acquiring new technical and analytical tools enabling laboratories to identify NPS. RESULTS The project aims at increasing the degree of information sharing about NPS at fours levels. - At Law Enforcement level, the project should help each collaborating partner to strengthen planning and organizational aspects of monitoring NPS traffic and dealing. - At analytical and toxicological level, scientific centres and laboratories participating to the project will acquire relevant knowledge and experience in identifying NPS in collected, seized and biological samples. - At clinical level, the project aims at improving health professionals' knowledge and expertise in managing patients intoxicated by NPS through a more effective identification of signs and symptoms and the elaboration of accurate diagnosis and therapies. -At strategic level, the resulting best practices will be shared step by step both among Italy, Slovenia and Croatia and within the national EWS. CONCLUSIONS The I-SEE project represents an added value for the whole European Union as it allows to strengthen information exchange on NPS among neighbouring countries and ease Law Enforcement activities and cooperation both within the country and among countries. The project will valorize national EWS experiences and good practice exchange and will help improving effectiveness of the European EWS for the sake of all Member States.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Temeljne medicinske znanosti, Kliničke medicinske znanosti, Farmacija

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