China In 2001 China scheduled for mephedrone as a schedule one. Ketamine is a category 1 substance and is strongly controlled. In 2009 5 tonnes a year have been seized. This has almost doubled. Third most intercepted drug after heroin and methamphetamine. Other countries are reporting ketamine abuse. Some countries have scheduled, but not at …
Saudi Arabia
CND Plenary Day 1 – Statement of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia. Peace and God’s blessings be upon you. Dealing with the WDP requires added responsibilities to save and protect our societies and increase mechanisms of joint cooperation and coordination among us. K of SA will use all means and methods and believes in the importance of regional coordination in order to put a stop …
High Level Segment – Statement by Saudi Arabia
We believe in regional and international cooperation. Conventions aim at striking a balance between demand and supply reduction. There is no way to achieve supply if we don’t also reduce demand. To address effectively demand reduction, we need more effective political attention to provide victims with appropriate services to put health first. It is a …
Reflections on conclusions of the informal civil society hearing and the scientific consultation
Michael Botticelli, USA National Drug Control Policy. We must root our policies into health. Criminal justice also has a role to play there. Approaches must be comprehensive, including primary prevention, universal and targeted prevention, support services. Hepatitis, HIV and overdoses must also be dealt with. Our efforts must be sustained over time. We make progress …
Plenary Day 2: Statement from Saudi Arabia
“We believe in God and we believe that God will help us combat the problem of drugs in our society” The kingdom of Saudi Arabia states that they have been able to tackle the problem of drugs and psychotropic substances in society. And point out that in 2011 they were able to seize over 67 …
CND day 3 – plenary statement of Saudi Arabia on drug trafficking
We reaffirm our determination to combating narcotics of all kinds. Saudi Arabia has ratified all UN conventions on drug control. We have established a comprehensive system to combat psychotropic drugs as well as money laundering. About drug trafficking, we have a strategy including different bodies: special anti-narcotics unit related to the Ministry of the Interior, …