NPS, PEDs and other emerging drugs on the Clearnet and the Darkweb: Use in sport
The aim of the project was to identify new performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) including novel psychoactive substances (NPS) both in the Darkweb as well as in the Clearnet that could be offered to athletes to improve their performance.Searches on the Darkweb revealed that the number of PEDs offered t...
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| description | The aim of the project was to identify new performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) including novel psychoactive substances (NPS) both in the Darkweb as well as in the Clearnet that could be offered to athletes to improve their performance.Searches on the Darkweb revealed that the number of PEDs offered to athletes is limited, and mainly center on well-known anabolic steroids, peptide hormones, stimulants and metabolic modulators. No novel substances were found and the most sophisticated were well known and also offered on the Clearnet.On the Clearnet, we targeted novel psychoactive substances (NPS) reported by the UNODC Early Warning Advisory on NPS during the period of 2018 to July 2023. None of these substances could be found in nutritional supplements targeting the athletic population, nor did they appear in chat rooms exchanging information on performance enhancing stimulants.In conclusion, it appears that PEDs constitute only a minimal part of the Darkweb market and all of the ones offered are well known substances. On the Clearnet, NPS recently released into the market do not make immediate appearance in supplements for the sports community. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5081090ff86e4d2db89ae22c1c9245d32025-08-20T02:39:31ZengElsevierEmerging Trends in Drugs, Addictions, and Health2667-11822024-12-01410014810.1016/j.etdah.2024.100148NPS, PEDs and other emerging drugs on the Clearnet and the Darkweb: Use in sportIrene Mazzoni0Olivier Rabin1Corresponding author.; World Anti-Doping Agency, Place Victoria, 800, rue du Square-Victoria, bureau 1700, Montréal (Québec), H3C 0B4 CanadaWorld Anti-Doping Agency, Place Victoria, 800, rue du Square-Victoria, bureau 1700, Montréal (Québec), H3C 0B4 CanadaThe aim of the project was to identify new performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) including novel psychoactive substances (NPS) both in the Darkweb as well as in the Clearnet that could be offered to athletes to improve their performance.Searches on the Darkweb revealed that the number of PEDs offered to athletes is limited, and mainly center on well-known anabolic steroids, peptide hormones, stimulants and metabolic modulators. No novel substances were found and the most sophisticated were well known and also offered on the Clearnet.On the Clearnet, we targeted novel psychoactive substances (NPS) reported by the UNODC Early Warning Advisory on NPS during the period of 2018 to July 2023. None of these substances could be found in nutritional supplements targeting the athletic population, nor did they appear in chat rooms exchanging information on performance enhancing stimulants.In conclusion, it appears that PEDs constitute only a minimal part of the Darkweb market and all of the ones offered are well known substances. On the Clearnet, NPS recently released into the market do not make immediate appearance in supplements for the sports community.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667118224000072DarkwebClearnetNovel psychoactive substances (NPS)Performance enhancing drugs (PED)SportAnti-doping |
| spellingShingle | Irene Mazzoni Olivier Rabin NPS, PEDs and other emerging drugs on the Clearnet and the Darkweb: Use in sport Emerging Trends in Drugs, Addictions, and Health Darkweb Clearnet Novel psychoactive substances (NPS) Performance enhancing drugs (PED) Sport Anti-doping |
| title | NPS, PEDs and other emerging drugs on the Clearnet and the Darkweb: Use in sport |
| title_full | NPS, PEDs and other emerging drugs on the Clearnet and the Darkweb: Use in sport |
| title_fullStr | NPS, PEDs and other emerging drugs on the Clearnet and the Darkweb: Use in sport |
| title_full_unstemmed | NPS, PEDs and other emerging drugs on the Clearnet and the Darkweb: Use in sport |
| title_short | NPS, PEDs and other emerging drugs on the Clearnet and the Darkweb: Use in sport |
| title_sort | nps peds and other emerging drugs on the clearnet and the darkweb use in sport |
| topic | Darkweb Clearnet Novel psychoactive substances (NPS) Performance enhancing drugs (PED) Sport Anti-doping |
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