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Who Expert Committee on Drug Dependence: Thirty-Ninth Report
Contributor(s): World Health Organization (Author)
ISBN: 9241210184     ISBN-13: 9789241210188
Publisher: World Health Organization
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Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: May 2018
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BISAC Categories:
- Self-help | Substance Abuse & Addictions - Drugs
- Medical | Mental Health
- Medical | Public Health
Physical Information: 0.2" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (0.30 lbs) 56 pages
 
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This report presents the recommendations of the thirty-ninth WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD).

The ECDD is responsible for the assessment of psychoactive substances for possible scheduling under the international drug control conventions. The ECDD reviews the therapeutic usefulness, the liability for abuse and dependence, and the public health and social harm of each substance. The ECDD will advise the Director-General of WHO, to schedule or to amend the scheduling status of a substance. The Director General will, as appropriate, communicate the recommendations to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, who will in turn communicate the advice to the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND).

The report summarizes the review of 16 substances and the ECDD recommendations for the scheduling of 12 substances. The report also contains updates from international bodies concerned with controlled substances, as well as summaries of the follow-up on the recommendations made at the previous Committee meeting. Issues identified for consideration at future Expert Committee meetings are also covered.

Contributor Bio(s): World Health Organization: - World Health Organization is a Specialized Agency of the United Nations, charged to act as the world's directing and coordinating authority on questions of human health. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries, and monitoring and assessing health trends.