Our national control board is very effective in its cooperation with the INCB. South Asia continues to be a transit route for many substances and we welcome the INCB’s call to focus efforts on this areas. Concern about terrorist groups using drug trafficking to finance activities is a big concern. We want total abstinence in …
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Plenary Day 3: WHO
We provide medical and scientific advice on drug control and without the WHO, the INCB wouldn’t be able to make changes in scheduling drugs. We haven’t been able to hold our expert committee on drug dependence, hence the backlog on scheduling substances since 2006. Will meet in june 2012 to address these new substances which …
Plenary Day 3: President of INCB
Changes in national legislation, especially in relation to substances not under current international controls is a positive step and we encourage governments to transmit regular information on pre-cursors to the INCB, in addition to the mandatory flows of information to the INCB. The boards dialogue with governments are confidential and this should encourage further submission …
Plenary Day 3: NGO: union for international cancer control
6.2million die of cancer, 1.1 million people die of HIV. Opioid treatment is the most effective and needed pain treatment. Morphine is cheap, safe and effective however poor care integration and cultural issues means its provision is severely lacking. Promoting the adequate availability of these substances is enshrined in the conventions and various UN agency …
Plenary Day 2: Statement from HRI
HRI representative Damon Barrett requests clarification over the INCB criticism of the Canadian Supreme Court decision relating to the Insite facility in Vancouver, as according to HRI’s analysis the decision is not contrary to the convention.
Plenary Day 2: Statement from the UK
The UK delegation states that it is currently refreshing its national drug policy, and one of the key achievements is to move to a recovery-based approach. In the last 2 years the delegation states that they have seen the threat of legal highs and that they pose a challenge to them. Since January 2011 the …