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 …
Saudi Arabia
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, …
Saudi Arabia on demand reduction
Saudi Arabia uses school based education and media campaigns as part of its demand reduction activities.
Saudi Arabia
No one can ignore the fact that the adverse effects of drugs are not confined to any single country and that is why my country the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia subscribes great importance to combating narcotic drugs. We have criminalised all forms of trafficking drugs. We are waging war against these drugs which are a …