Reitox Network
Definition
The network of 27 national focal points (one per EU member state) that feeds drug trend data and new substance notifications into the EMCDDA early-warning system.
- Members
- 27 national focal points, one per EU member state
- Feeds into
- EMCDDA early-warning system
- Data type
- Drug trend data and new psychoactive substance notifications
Common questions
What role does a national focal point in the Reitox network play day to day?+
Each focal point collects and standardises national drug-related data such as seizure trends, new substance detections, and treatment demand indicators, then reports it into the shared EU system so that emerging patterns are visible at the union level rather than only within one country.
Why does the Reitox network matter for identifying new psychoactive substances quickly?+
Because a novel substance can appear in one member state before spreading to others, the network's early-warning function lets national authorities and forensic laboratories elsewhere be alerted and prepare detection methods before the substance becomes widespread in their own jurisdiction.
Related terms
- Class a (MDA 1971)
- The highest-penalty class under the UK Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. Includes heroin, cocaine, MDMA, LSD, fentanyl and magic mushrooms. Maximum: life...
- Commercial Quantity (NDPS)
- The upper quantity threshold under India's NDPS Act 1985 above which the maximum punishment (10 years to life) applies. Example: 250 g...
- EMCDDA
- European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, based in Lisbon. Coordinates the EU early-warning system for new psychoactive substances under Council...
- Federal Analogue Act (US)
- 1986 legislation extending Schedule I controls to substances substantially similar in structure or pharmacological effect to a Schedule I or II drug...
- Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 (UK)
- UK catch-all legislation prohibiting supply, distribution, import, and export of any substance with psychoactive effects on the CNS, with exemptions for alcohol,...
- Schedule I (CSA)
- The highest-control tier under the US Controlled Substances Act: high abuse potential, no accepted medical use in the US. Examples: heroin, cannabis,...
- Schedule II (CSA)
- High abuse potential but with accepted medical use under severe restrictions. Examples: cocaine (topical anaesthetic), methamphetamine (Desoxyn), fentanyl, oxycodone.
- Small Quantity (NDPS)
- The lower quantity threshold under India's NDPS Act 1985; possession below this level triggers reduced sentencing exposure. Example: 5 g for heroin,...
- SWGDRUG
- Scientific Working Group for the Analysis of Seized Drugs, established in 1997 by the US DEA and the Office of National Drug...