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Nuevas sustancias psicoactivas: desafíos para la vigilancia, el control y las respuestas de salud pública

Amy Peacock¹, Raimondo Bruno¹, Natasa Gisev²

¹National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; School of Psychology, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia.

Lancet (London, England)

|November 1, 2019

Resumen

El aumento de las nuevas sustancias psicoactivas desafía los métodos tradicionales de control de drogas. La adaptación de las estrategias de vigilancia y salud pública es crucial para hacer frente a estas sustancias en evolución y sus daños asociados.

Área de la Ciencia:

Salud pública
Ciencias forenses
Farmacología

Sus antecedentes:

Las nuevas sustancias psicoactivas (NPS) surgieron rápidamente a mediados de la década de 2000 como alternativas legales a las drogas ilícitas.
Su diversidad y rápida introducción desafían los marcos existentes de vigilancia y control de drogas.
Las respuestas tradicionales de salud pública se ven afectadas por la evolución del panorama de NPS.

Objetivo del estudio:

Describir el surgimiento y las características del NPS.
Explorar los desafíos y las oportunidades en la detección, identificación y respuesta a las NPS.
Utilizar el NPS como estudio de caso para futuras estrategias de vigilancia y control de drogas.

Principales métodos:

Revisión de la literatura sobre los orígenes de las NPS, los conductores, la disponibilidad, el uso y los daños.
Análisis de las complejidades de definición que rodean a NPS.
Exploración de las limitaciones actuales del control de drogas y de la respuesta de salud pública.

Principales resultados:

Las NPS presentan importantes desafíos de definición y clasificación.
Los factores clave incluyen la disponibilidad en el mercado y la demanda de sustancias nuevas por parte de los usuarios.
La evidencia indica una amplia disponibilidad, diversos patrones de uso y daños a la salud asociados.

Conclusiones:

Las estrategias actuales de control de drogas y de salud pública pueden ser inadecuadas para las sustancias emergentes.
Es necesario mejorar los mecanismos de detección, identificación y respuesta rápida.
Un enfoque proactivo y adaptativo es vital para gestionar los riesgos que plantea el NPS.

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