Abstract: This publication presents the summary findings and the conclusions of the risk assessment on mephedrone, carried out by the EMCDDA’s extended Scientific Committee, with participation of additional experts from the European Commission, Europol and the EMA. The risk assessment report, which was submitted to the European Commission and the Council of the European Union 26 May 2010, examines the health and social risks of the drug, as well as information on international trafficking and the involvement of organised crime. Furthermore, the report considers the potential implications for placing the drug under control in the EU. On the basis of this report – and on the initiative of the European Commission – on 2 December 2010, the Council decided that mephedrone is to be subject to control measures.

Abstract: This report presents the results and outlines the key achievements for 2010 on the information exchange, risk-assessment and control of new psychoactive substances. In 2010, 41 new psychoactive substances were officially notified for the first time in the European Union through the Early-Warning System (EWS). Of those, 15 were synthetic cathinones and 11 were synthetic cannabinoids. Substances belonging to more established chemical families were also reported – five phenethylamines, one tryptamine and one piperazine. The list of newly notified substances was rather diverse and also included a plant-based substance, a synthetic cocaine, a ketamine derivative, a phencyclidine derivative, an indane, a benzofuran, as well as a substance which can be seen as a designer medicine. The report also describes the increased availability of ’legal highs’ and the EMCDDA’s activities in monitoring the online shops selling these products, as well as the risk assessment of mephedrone, which was submitted to control measures and criminal penalties throughout the European Union.

Abstract: Die Kantone erhalten 10 Prozent des Reinertrags aus der Besteuerung der gebrannten Wasser. Diese Mittel sind zur Bekämpfung der Ursachen und Wirkungen von Suchtproblemen zu verwenden. Der Anteil der Kantone ist zur Bekämpfung des Alkoholismus, des Suchtmittel-, Betäubungsmittel- und Medikamentenmissbrauchs in ihren Ursachen und Wirkungen zu verwenden. Die Kantone erstatten dem Bundesrat jährlich Bericht über die Verwendung ihres Anteils. Un dixième du produit net de l’impôt sur les boissons distillées est versé aux cantons. Ils utilisent ces fonds pour combattre les causes et les effets de l’abus de substances engendrant la dépendance. Les cantons sont tenus d’employer leur part pour combattre dans leurs causes et dans leurs effets l’alcoolisme, l’abus des stupéfiants et autres substances engendrant la dépendance ainsi que l’abus des médicaments. Les cantons présentent, chaque année, un rapport au Conseil fédéral sur cet emploi. Il 10 per cento del prodotto netto dell’imposizione delle bevande distillate è devoluto ai Cantoni. È impiegato per combattere, nelle sue cause e nei suoi effetti, l’abuso di sostanze che generano dipendenza. La parte spettante ai Cantoni dev’essere impiegata nella lotta contro l’alcolismo, l’abuso di stupefacenti o di altre sostanze che generano dipendenza e l’abuso di medicamenti, nelle loro cause e nei loro effetti. I Cantoni presentano ogni anno al Consiglio federale un rapporto sull’impiego della loro quota.