Agenda item 5 The report by the president of the INCB on the issues of implementation of international drug control treaties has been delivered in the beginning of second plenary session on Tuesday, 22 March 2011. In the beginning of his speech, the president of the INCB also expressed its dissatisfaction over the issues that …
International Narcotics Control Board (INCB)
Committee of the Whole – Ensuring the availability of controlled substances for drug testing labs
Finland: This resolution is intended to improve the performance of drug testing labs. Drug testing labs need small amounts of controlled substances to carry out the necessary tests and are required for accurate forensic data and monitoring systems. However, laboratory’s in many country struggle to get the controlled substances for testing. There is a need …
CND Day 3 – Chair of the INCB on the Response to the INCB’s Annual Report
First chapter of report on the primary prevention of drug abuse received positive response. All the comments and views expressed by delegation are valuable to the INCB and will be taken into account. She thanked governments for their provision of information on their national activities. Delegations of some countries expressed reservations on the decriminalisation of …
CND day 3 – plenary statement of the Chair of the INCB on availability of essential medicines
The international drug control treaties recognise that narcotic drugs are indispensable for medical and scientific purposes. However, availability in many parts of the world are inadequate. The Board continues to monitor the availability of these substances, and has made dialogue on this issue a key one. Oxicodon and others are effective to treat moderate and …
CND Day 1 – Findings of the 2009 INCB Annual Report
Professor Sevil Atasoy introduced the main findings of the 2009 INCB Annual report: Chapter 1: primary prevention of drug abuse: – Promotes a life-style without drugs: Most drug use occurs during adolescence when development cognitively and socially. Initiatives must promote the health and social development of children in key stages of their lives, and include …
CND 52nd Session of CND opens with speech from INCB President – Hamid Ghodse calls upon states to improve access to essential medicines
Now that the High Level Segment of CND is over, the regular business of the annual CND meeting began today, and runs until Friday. The opening speaker was International Narcotics Control Board President, Hamid Ghodse, who emphasised the mandate of the INCB to ensure access to controlled medicines, including codeine and morphine. Access to these …