Novel Psychoactive Substance Naming Conventions & Challenges

This webinar will review a few examples of how one might approach the naming of a newly discovered novel psychoactive substance and what resources are available to assist in this process.

Detailed Learning Objectives

Attendees will:

• Understand the complex NPS landscape and its various classes and sub-classes.
• Examine various naming conventions and the challenges associated with working under multiple conventions within each sub-class.
• Be able to develop a strategy for implementing naming conventions in practice.

Presenters: 

• Donna M. Iula, PhD - Vice President of Forensic Chemistry at Cayman Chemical
• Alex J. Krotulski, PhD - Associate Director at CFSRE