Volume 16, Issue 2 < /a > , Page 150-164, June 2016. < br/ > Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore whether there are ways in which the preventive strategies used to tackle volatile substance abuse (VSA) can be usefully applied to today’s new psychoactive substances (NPS). Design/methodology/approach ..."> Volume 16, Issue 2 < /a > , Page 150-164, June 2016. < br/ > Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore whether there are ways in which the preventive strategies used to tackle volatile substance abuse (VSA) can be usefully applied to today’s new psychoactive substances (NPS). Design/methodology/approach ..." /> Volume 16, Issue 2 < /a > , Page 150-164, June 2016. < br/ > Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore whether there are ways in which the preventive strategies used to tackle volatile substance abuse (VSA) can be usefully applied to today’s new psychoactive substances (NPS). Design/methodology/approach ..." />