While the CND Blog usually covers meetings of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs, we are exceptionally reporting on this public session of the WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence due to its direct relevance to the forthcoming CND vote on the scheduling of the coca leaf, expected in March 2026. The forty-eighth Expert Committee on Drug Dependence …
Session 6: Other Substantive Matters Evidence snapshots: – Alternative development – Thierry Rostan, UNODC (in person): The concept of alternative development has evolved considerably since its earliest application in the 60s. Narrow crop substitution efforts change into integrated rural development initiatives, which, over time, became more people centered and have increasingly incorporated environmental concerns. Important …
Session 5: Lack of Availability of Internationally Controlled Substances for Medical and Scientific Purposes Evidence Snapshot on Access to controlled substances for medical and scientific purposes: Ms. Chloe Carpentier, Chief, Research and Knowledge Production Section, UNODC: … if we look at how much the global population has access to pain management and palliative care, we …
CND Thematic Discussions on Strengthening Public Health Responses to Drug Use Session 4: Adverse Health Consequences of and Risks Associated with New Psychoactive Substances Intro & Expert moderator: Mr. Jared Brown, Laboratory and Scientific Services Section, UNODC – seeing an increasing number of NPS in vape liquids, providing particular risks to young people. We …
CND Thematic Discussions on Strengthening Public Health Responses to Drug Use Session 3: High Rates of Transmission of HIV, Hepatitis C Virus and Other Blood-Borne Diseases Associated with Drug Use Evidence Snapshot for the topics of the day – Ms. Chloe Carpentier, Chief, Research and Knowledge Production Section, UNODC: Drug-related infectious diseases – we estimate …
CND Thematic Discussions on Strengthening Public Health Responses to Drug Use Session 2: Drug Treatment and Health Services Falling Short of Meeting Needs; Increase in Deaths Related to Drug Use Chair: We begin the afternoon session with a discussion on the topic of Treatment and health services – falling short of meeting needs, increase in deaths …