Work is being done and progress has been made. However, we can do better Shared responsibility and cooperation increases effectiveness of addressing drug issues. Producer, consumer and transit countries must all work together in real time in joint operations, investigations etc… must be encouraged and strengthened through timely and up to date knowledge sharing covering …
From Panel Discussions/Roundtables
CND day 1 – Round table on health and safety: Australia’s experience
Australia has some data about road accidents and alcohol and drug use. Alcohol remains the main drug, but other drugs are becoming concerning. We have an experience of 30 years on alcohol driving prevention. Strategies need to be broad, with highly visible law enforcement, a high probability of detection, and wide ranging public information in …
CND day 1 – Round table on health and safety: Norway’s experience of research and legislations on drugged driving
Norway supports the US and Swiss proposal. In Norway, we have a lot of research on which we base our national laws. We have several studies that indicate that 1.5% of drivers in Norway use drugs or alcohol. Since 2010, the police has the right to make a test without any suspicion. Legislative limits have …
CND day 1 Round table on public health and safety issues: Germany
Referring to an earlier question about prevention, we need to target prevention at the earliest age possible. We are using web-based anonymous campaigns which have been very successful.
CND day 1 Round table on public health and safety issues: Uruguay
We are thinking along the same lines as Chile, and we also believe in a holistic approach. Our greatest problem is with alcohol and its acceptance and legitimacy in society. We should be thinking about greater advertising regulations as well as licensing regulations to try to counter some of the overriding legitimacy alcohol has in …
CND day 1 – Round table on health and safety: Mexico’s country statement
In Mexico, we don’t know whether drugged driving is the reason for dangerous driving. We ask the UN for some standardised methodology about how to measure the level of drugged driving.