Barbados is facing a troubling shift as it relates to drugs as new psychoactive substances begin to take hold across the island, according to the National Council on Substance Abuse (NCSA).
Acting manager Troy Wickham, who has been monitoring the local drug environment since 2019, revealed that while traditional substances such as marijuana, alcohol and cocaine remain dominant, the country is now seeing a steady diversification in the types of drugs being used and seized.
The development, he warned, is deeply concerning.
At the centre of the trend is the growing presence of new psychoactive substances (NPS), including MDMA (ecstasy), methamphetamine, synthetic cannabinoids and semi-synthetic cannabinoids.
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