New Challenges in the Narcotics World

• Author: Nicoleta-Elena Buzatu
• Position: University of Bucharest 'Dimitrie Cantemir' Christian University, Ph.D Candidate Law School
• Pages: 231-236

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Abstract:

The consumption of

nowadays; its direct or indirect e

to be taken into account by the in

the younger population is much

consequently, by risks. The na

phenomena met with in the cont

using ever higher doses of mo

addiction to them. Unhappily du

heroine, marijuana, cocaine, etc.

ethno-

botanical plants” that are p

for example -

with plant mixe

Dictionary, ethno-

biology is a

Romania, ethno-botanical p

lant

botanical” plants. The numerous

herbs, the researchers found tha

synthetic substances -

cannabino

Keywords: drug; illicit;

legal hig

1. Introduction

The last three years have confro

substances obtained from plants g

legally obtained. The number of c

of addiction,

as these substances

legal, as they appear to be, they c

for everybody to be able to affor

with discounts, fidelity cards, etc.

In late 2008, several cannabinoids

odorisers. Typical of these were

later appeared. They do not conta

those of cannabis. These products

countries control ‘Spice’ a

nd/or

Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, L

Challenges

in the Narcotics World

Nicoleta-Elena Buzatu

imitrie Cantemir" Christian University, Ph.D Candi

nicoleta_buzatu@yahoo.com

of narcotics is one of the problems the international world is

t effects lead to the conclusion that it represents a worr ying ph

e international prog

rams of co-

operation. In contrast with the m

ch more receptive to the new, much more attracted by new

narcotics flagellum is o ne of the most complex, pro fou

ontemporary world. Narcotization is the morbid habit of repe

ore or less toxic substances able to generate a psychologi

due to the la

ck of information, people think that the illegal s

tc.

–

are considered drugs. Not long ago there appeared the so

re perfectly legal, and many consumers have repla

ced narcotic

ixes. According to explanations given by the Ethno

-

botan

a branch t hat studies the mutual relationship between m

ants are sold under the generic names of “aroma therape

us researches meant to decode the molecular and b iochemical

that consumers are described as facing hallucin

ogenic effects

noids

- added by manufacturers.

high

; psychoactive substances; hallucinogenic plants

fronted our country with new types

of narcotics w

ts growing on various fields of the planet or substan

of consumers is rapidly increasing either because of

es have replaced the so

-

called “classic narcotics.” T

y can be bought directly from the shops of destinatio

fford. These shops make advan

tageous offers, attra

tc.

ids were detected in herbal smoking mixtures or so

re Spice Gold, Spice Silver and Yucatan Fire,

but

ntain tobacco or cannabis but when smoked, produ

cts are typically sold via the Internet and in ‘head sh

or other synthetic cannabinoids: Denmark, Germa

a, Luxembourg, Austria, Poland, Romania, Sweden

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ndidate Law School,

is confronted with

phenomenon meant

e mature population,

w experiments and,

ound and dra

matic

peatedly taking and

ogical and physical

al substances only

–

so

-called “mixes of

otics

- as mariju ana,

tanical Explanatory

man and plant. In

apeutic” or “ethno

-

al structure of these

cts caused by some

which are nothing but

tances considered to be

of curiosity or because

.” The advantage is that

ation at available prices

ttracting the consumers

so

-called incense/room

ut many other products

oduce effects similar to

d shops’. The following

many, Estonia, France,

en and UK. In Poland,