Figure 1: Newly discovered NPS reported for the first time since 2018.
Figure 2: Breakdown by subclass of newly discovered NPS, 2018-2023.Since 2018, NPS Discovery has identified 240 NPS in forensic samples (Figure 3). NPS opioids, stimulants, and cannabinoids represent the largest subclasses observed. In 2023, 79 total NPS were detected (Figure 4).
Figure 3: Breakdown by subclass of individual NPS detected 2018-2023
Figure 4: Individual NPS detected each year, cumulative since 2018.In 2023, NPS Discovery observed more than 3,600 total NPS detections within examined sample populations (Figure 5), a portion of more than 15,000 total NPS detections since our program launched in 2018 (Figure 6).
Figure 5: Total number of NPS detections by year among samples analyzed since 2018.
Figure 6: Cumulative number of total NPS detections since 2018.
