THL: Dangerous intoxicant on the rise – also seen in smaller towns

The results of the wastewater study regularly published by the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, THL, are grim reading. The use of the conversion drug alpha-PVP, or so-called “thumb”, has become widespread rapidly in southern and southwestern Finland. – The use of alpha-PVP has multiplied in recent years, for example in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area and Tampere. Its problematic use is continuous, which is reflected in wastewater studies…