Asia Pacific drug law enforcement agencies review the drug situation and discuss strategies to respond
Valentina Pancieri and Tom Dixon of UNODC speak about drug trafficking and concealment methods and cross border operations in the
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UNODC EWA: Benzodiazepine-type and opioid NPS feature as major concern in toxicology cases
VIENNA, Austria – October 2022: The UNODC Current NPS Threats Vol. V presents recent analysis from the UNODC Early Warning Advisory
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UNODC SMART: Crystalline methamphetamine emerging on the illicit drug market of Bangladesh
VIENNA, Austria – September 2022: Global methamphetamine seizures have increased fifteen-fold in the period between 2008 and 2020 from 25
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UNODC-SMART: Cambodia – a new hot spot for illicit ketamine manufacture in South-East Asia?
VIENNA, Austria – August 2022: Ketamine seizures increased strongly in Cambodia, from 112.5 kg in 2020 to 2.8 tons in 2021,
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UNODC EWA: Large seizures of synthetic cathinones in Europe reflect their growing importance on the illicit stimulants market
VIENNA, Austria – July 2022: In Europe, synthetic cathinones were the second largest chemical group of new psychoactive substances reported
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WHO: Nine New Psychoactive Substances to be considered for critical review by 45th Expert Committee on Drug Dependence
GENEVA, Switzerland – July 2022: The World Health Organization (WHO) evaluates the dependence-producing properties and potential harm to health of psychoactive
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UNODC: CND decision on international control of brorphine and metonitazene enters into force – remaining decisions will enter into force in November 2022
VIENNA, Austria – June 2022: The decision adopted by the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) during its 65th Session from 14 to 18
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UNODC EWA: New generation of synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists circumventing legal controls in East and South-East Asia?
VIENNA, Austria – May 2022: In East and South-East Asia, a total of 16 unique new psychoactive substances (NPS) have
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UNODC-SMART: Emergence of “Happy water” in Southeast Asia
BANGKOK, Thailand – May 2022: On 30th May 2022, the UNODC SMART Programme launched its annual report on “Synthetic Drugs in East
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Synthetic Drugs in East and Southeast Asia 2022
The report highlights the latest developments and challenges posed by synthetic drugs, in particular amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS) and new psychoactive
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