The use of New Psychoactive Substances in prisons has risen rapidly over the last 18 months, with spice now the most used drug amongst prisoners. Growing evidence highlights that this is becoming a more serious problem. Our latest FocusOn article examines the increase in use of spice and its consequential effects.
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How can we help?
LINKS CarePath is fully compliant with the NDTMS Prison dataset.
Within LINKSCarePath NPS use is recorded as follows:
- NPS Other – predominantly cannabis (NDTMS code: 8804)
- NPS Other – predominantly dissociative (NDTMS code: 8802)
- NPS Other – predominantly hallucinogenic (NDTMS code: 8801)
- NPS Other – predominantly sedative or opioid (NDTMS code: 8803)
- NPS Other – predominantly stimulant (NDTMS code: 8800)
- NPS Other – effects different to available classifications or not stated (NDTMS code: 8805)
If you would like to discuss any aspect of the LINKS CarePath system or have any further questions about the information covered within this article, please get in touch with our Account Management team on 0207 749 2222.