Abstract
In recent decades, synthetic or designer drugs have continuously emerged like weeds. The manufacturers and distributors of synthetic substances are encouraged, at least in part, by the fuzzy legal status and low manufacturing cost of these drugs. Removing the threat of designer drugs has proven problematic for U.S. law enforcement because many of these designer drugs remain legal until the substance’s harm can be clearly established. To make matters worse, designer drugs are often not detected by the drug tests commonly utilized in criminal justice and forensic settings. Going forward, greater awareness of designer drugs by forensic, clinical, and law enforcement professionals and sophisticated research are necessary.
Recommended Citation
Krasowski, Matthew D. and Brown, Jerrod
(2016)
"The New Wave of Designer Drugs: A Review for Criminal Justice and Forensic Professionals,"
Forensic Scholars Today: Vol. 2:
Iss.
3, Article 5.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.csp.edu/forensic_scholars_today/vol2/iss3/5