NPS Committee

The NPS Committee has some key aims and objectives:

1. UNODC collaboration and Tox Portal promotion, awareness and support (www.unodc.org/tox)
2. assist co-ordinating, networking and collaboration of NPS committees
3. monitor NPS trends and produce Bulletin articles when appropriate
4. provide guidance and advice concerning NPS where required

Within these, the NPS Committee will (as appropriate):

• Adopt, coordinate and/or develop evidence-based toxicologically relevant guidance in relation to NPS which may include identifying gaps in existing knowledge or practice;
• Support the work of national and international organisations within the field of NPS, including drug trends, early warning systems or equivalent;
• Collaborate with other professional organisations and committees in relation to NPS (e.g. SOFT);
• Communicate activities, accomplishments, issues and progress to the TIAFT Board and in conjunction with other TIAFT Committees, as required;
• Collate and highlight to members NPS updates to assist in the provision of analytical testing scopes and providing individual drug monographs of NPS (e.g. as a Bulletin article)