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Misuse of Drugs Act to be amended to better regulate new psychoactive substances
NPS powder and NPS in Butterfly tobacco product packaging were seized in drug raids on Jul 16, 2019. (Photo: Central Narcotics Bureau)
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SINGAPORE: The Misuse of Drugs Act will be amended this year to regulate new psychoactive substances (NPS) based on their potential to produce a psychoactive effect, Minister of State for Home Affairs Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim on Monday (Mar 1).
Such substances are intended to mimic the effects of controlled drugs, said the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) on its website, adding that they have unknown toxicology effects and are as addictive and harmful as controlled drugs.