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During the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) global Project ION/ IONICS/ OPIOIDS training I gained following knowledge and skills (select the most appropriate answer):

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* 1. The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) is a United Nations body that ensures adequate supplies of drugs and precursors for legitimate uses and prevents their diversion into illicit channels.

True

False

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* 2. New psychoactive substances (NPS) are controlled under which United Nations international drug control treaty?

1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs

1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances

1988 Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances

None of the above

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* 3. A new psychoactive substance (NPS) is not under international control, therefore it is licit for trafficking in any country.

True

False

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* 4. Which of the following substances should be communicated in IONICS? (Select all that apply)

All of these substances

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* 5. If a new psychoactive substance (NPS) is not under international control, is it because it is NOT harmful to human health?

Yes

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* 6. What is the main function of the platform IONICS?

To ensure that only police can exchange trafficking intelligence.

To facilitate communication of intelligence between law and regulatory enforcement agencies.

To research fentanyl and its effects on the body.

To support laboratories in the collection and analysis of toxicology data.

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* 7. Are suspicious substances required to be forensically confirmed by a laboratory prior to communication in IONICS?

Yes

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* 8. Which of the following IS NOT true of IONICS users:

Users need to log into IONICS in order to receive intelligence alerts

Users can improve their knowledge on IONICS through user manuals, video tutorials and online seminars

Any user can have access to the full incident information including the details of the suspicious companies involved (i.e., importer, exporter, shipper, manufacturer)

Users are requested to use individual IONICS accounts and not share access credentials with their colleagues

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* 9. Which pieces of information in IONICS are of greatest importance to facilitating investigations?

Incident number

Date of the incident

Amount of the substance

Importer, exporter, shipper and manufacturer details

Nature of the incident

None, they are all equally important.

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* 10. Which of the following IS NOT true about the importance of sharing intelligence involving NPS and non-medical synthetic opioids across agencies and governments?

To identify the sources of illicit drug manufacture and re-distribution

To make trafficking easier

To engage government agencies which might have the jurisdiction, criminal or regulatory authority to seize consignments

Because interdiction might only be possible if national drug control laws exist in either an origin, transit or destination country

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* 11. Which of the following IS NOT an example of synthetic opioid increasingly being trafficked for non-medical use?

Heroine

Tramadol

Fentanyl-related substances

Oxycodone

Carfentanil

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* 12. Fentanyl-related substances are rarely trafficked through the international post, express mail services (EMS) or express couriers (e.g., DHL, UPS, FedEx)

True

False

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* 13. Which of the following IS NOT true about Fentanyl-related:

They are synthetic opioids often more potent than heroin

They can be easily identified by taste or smell

They are found in different forms including powders, tablets, liquids in nasal sprayers, impregnated on LSD-type blotter paper or mixed with other drugs

They are increasingly associated with overdose deaths

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* 14. Field testing will only provide presumptive indications which must be confirmed in a forensic laboratory.

True

False

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* 15. If I suspect the substance encountered is fentanyl, I am not required to use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

True

False

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* 16. What is the main purpose of the GRIDS Intelligence Tool (select only one answer)?

The GRIDS Intelligence Tool is designed to convert IONICS communications into actionable intelligence.

The GRIDS Intelligence Tool was launched to replace IONICS.

The GRIDS Intelligence Tool is designed for statistical purposes only.

All of the above.

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* 17. Which of the following statements is true about the GRIDS Intelligence Tool? (Select only one answer)

Users can access the GRIDS Intelligence Tool only via IONICS.

The GRIDS Intelligence Tool offers a strategic and operational interface.

The GRIDS Intelligence Tool provides users with a rapid export feature (Excel format) of visualized intelligence.

All of the above.

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* 18. What is the main difference between the strategic and operational interface of the GRIDS Intelligence Tool? (Select only one answer)

The strategic interface only visualizes incidents containing routing information while the operational interface visualizes all available IONICS communications.

The only difference between the strategic and the operational interface is that the operational interface provides users with more visuals.

The strategic interface visualizes all available IONICS communications while the operational interface only visualizes incidents containing routing information.

None of the above.

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* 19. This test was taken before (pre-test) or after (post-test) training.

Pre-test

Post-test

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* 20. Government

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* 21. Which best describes your agency?

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* 22. Gender

Female

Male

Decline to answer

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* 1. The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) is a United Nations body that ensures adequate supplies of drugs and precursors for legitimate uses and prevents their diversion into illicit channels.

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* 2. New psychoactive substances (NPS) are controlled under which United Nations international drug control treaty?

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* 3. A new psychoactive substance (NPS) is not under international control, therefore it is licit for trafficking in any country.

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* 4. Which of the following substances should be communicated in IONICS? (Select all that apply)

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* 5. If a new psychoactive substance (NPS) is not under international control, is it because it is NOT harmful to human health?

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* 6. What is the main function of the platform IONICS?

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* 7. Are suspicious substances required to be forensically confirmed by a laboratory prior to communication in IONICS?

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* 8. Which of the following IS NOT true of IONICS users:

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* 9. Which pieces of information in IONICS are of greatest importance to facilitating investigations?

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* 10. Which of the following IS NOT true about the importance of sharing intelligence involving NPS and non-medical synthetic opioids across agencies and governments?

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* 11. Which of the following IS NOT an example of synthetic opioid increasingly being trafficked for non-medical use?

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* 12. Fentanyl-related substances are rarely trafficked through the international post, express mail services (EMS) or express couriers (e.g., DHL, UPS, FedEx)

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* 13. Which of the following IS NOT true about Fentanyl-related:

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* 14. Field testing will only provide presumptive indications which must be confirmed in a forensic laboratory.

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* 15. If I suspect the substance encountered is fentanyl, I am not required to use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

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* 16. What is the main purpose of the GRIDS Intelligence Tool (select only one answer)?

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* 17. Which of the following statements is true about the GRIDS Intelligence Tool? (Select only one answer)

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* 18. What is the main difference between the strategic and operational interface of the GRIDS Intelligence Tool? (Select only one answer)

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* 19. This test was taken before (pre-test) or after (post-test) training.

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* 20. Government

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* 21. Which best describes your agency?

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* 22. Gender

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* 23. Email (required to receive post-training IONICS certification)

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* 24. Name (First/ Given name, Family/ Last Name) (as it would appear in certificate)