UNODC opened the debate with a detailed overview of the global drug situation with regard to opiates, cannabis, cocaine and ATS.
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Side event: Sub-regional school-based drug abuse trends study in 6 Latin-American countries
This presentation from the UNODC Peru Country Office and countries involved provided an overview of a quantitative and qualitative project conducted in six countries in Latin America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Peru and Uruguay. About 70,000 students aged between 13 and 17 were interviewed. Results: – Alcohol consumption: it is the most consumed drug, with …
CND Day 4 – UNODC HIV/AIDS Unit’s plenary introduction to Drug demand reduction: world situation with regard to drug abuse
The comprehensive package of nine services for injecting drug users (IDUs), includes OST, NSPs, voluntary counselling and therapy, ARVs, prevention of STIs, targeted information and education, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease. There are an estimated 15.9 million IDUs in 151 countries and roughly 3-million of them are living with HIV. The use of ATS …
CND day 4 – UNODC’s introduction to drug demand reduction – the uses and harms of ATS
In terms of treatment demand, it seems to be growing in every region of the world. ATS regroups a wide range of categories of drugs: In North America, there is a greater use of methamphetamines and prescription of amphetamines, while in Asia and Central Europe it is more focused on methamphetamine. In other regions, such …
CND Day 4 – UNODC’s introduction to Drug demand reduction: world situation with regard to drug abuse
Ninety countries provided information on the expert section – which is the minimum information provided on the Annual Reports Questionnaire. The response rate from the Americas, Europe and Australia was fairly high. Many countries in Asia and the Middle East provided partial responses. However, countries in Africa and Pacific Islands provided very little. In terms …
CND Day 3 – UNODC’s Policy Analysis and Public Affairs Division introduces item on improving the collection, reporting and analysis of data
Annual data collection is needed first and foremost because it is mandated by the 1961 convention. Also a data collection instrument is needed because the Political Declaration of last year, which required reporting by states so progress could be monitored. State have been presented with a new draft questionnaire, which includes a new section on …