Singapore’s first forensic laboratory was established on Monday ( Apr 14), as a result of the exponential growth in the supply of these substances worldwide.
The Home Team Science and Technology Agency ( HTX ) uses scientific methods to assess the psychoactive potential of the suspected substances, according to a media release from the statutory board, which is known as the Forensic Innovation and Research for Strategic Transformation ( FIRS T ) laboratory.  ,
NPS have been modified to obstruct medicine protection by mimicking the effects of controlled substances like cannabis and heroin.  ,
More than 1,200 NPS were reported by 142 nations and territories to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime next month.
According to the Central Narcotics Bureau’s 2024 statement on the medication scenario in Singapore, there are currently 566 for substances on the market, of which 44 have been previously identified.  ,
Minister for Law and Home Affairs K Shanmugam described the hospital as a “very critical, strategic , capability” at the lab’s opening.
It looks at the probable chemicals coming out as well as the various chemical combinations that can offer users a push or large, he continued.  ,
According to Mr. Shanmugam,” we are working ahead of time, and policy has been amended to deal with novel psychedelic ingredients,” referring to amendments made to Singapore’s medicine laws in March 2023 to more efficiently overcome new psychotropic substances.  ,
Researchers at FIRST create medications to better understand the effects of taking them. They are testing locks analysis really quickly. You can tell if someone has taken drugs within ten days, he said.  ,