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The author comments on the lessons learned by the French medical emergency services after the terrorist attacks in Nice and Paris, France. The topics discussed include the need for countries to prepare and to adapt emergency plans in facing multifaceted threats, the measures carried out by the French government to improve its medical capacity in facing the unexpected threats, and an overview of the history of terrorist attacks in the country.

Reports on the use of drug to modify a person's behavior for criminal gain in France. Concerns regarding a recent increase in reports of drug-facilitated crimes in the general public; Difficulties faced by medical examiners on the detection of drugs used by these persons; Efforts of the researchers to develop new techniques for the collection and screening methods used to detect different compounds.