In reference to the TEDI Networks (Trans European Drug Information) recently published advocacy paper, this panel is oriented towards future directions facing the current unstable drug market in Europe. The event is meant to focus on different analytical techniques and promising technical developments in face of an increasingly challenging drug market (e.g. newly emerging substances and adulterants or highly potent substances such as new synthetic opioids).

Starting with a very short introduction of the key elements of TEDIs advocacy paper, the stage will be given to 5 short inputs of experts in this field (10min max.) in which challenges, special characteristics and current approaches will be demonstrated separately for the most relevant substance groups for drug checking. Following these short inputs, ample room will be provided to have in-depth discussions with a special focus on giving a voice to the audience.

co-curated by Nights

English Health / Harm Reduction

Moderation

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  Anton Luf he/him

  Medical University of Vienna Austria

  Anton is a pharmacist and scientist at the Medical University of Vienna focused on the analysis of psychoactive substances. He is the head of the laboratory of the Austrian drug checking project checkit! Over the years in this function his …

Speakers

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  Alma Heckenroth she/her, they/them

  Bus 31/32 France

  Alma Heckenroth is working as an engineer and operational coordinator on the drug checking project DrugLab developed by the Bus 31/32, a harm-reduction NGO based in Marseille, south of France. She has a PhD in Ecology from Aix-Marseille …

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  Lavinia Stegemann she/her

  Trimbos Institute Netherlands

  Lavinia Stegemann (MSc. Biomedical Sciences and BSc pharmacology) is a researcher and drug checker at the headquarters of the Drug Information and Monitoring System, which is embedded in the Trimbos Institute. She is interested in …

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  Martin Schmid he/him

  University of Graz Austria

  Assoc.-Prof. at University of Graz at Institute of Pharm. Sciences teaching pharm. analysis. Senior Scientist in terms of chemical analysis for drug checking program “Triptalks” in Graz, Austria.

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  Nadine Jeanneret she/her

  ReseaChem GmbH / DIZ Switzerland

  Ich bin die Leiterin Analytik in der ReseaChem GmbH. Im Auftrag vom Drogeninformationszentrum Zürich führen wir die Streetwork-Analysen durch (in Bern und in Zürich —> Semi mobiles Drug Checking). Für F+E für das DIZ bin ich auch …

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