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Availability and Accessibility of Controlled Medicines”, and, for that purpose, to
consider the provision of technical and financial assistance, upon request, to
developing countries;
55. Urges all Member States to enact comprehensive measures aimed at
stemming the abuse, diversion and misuse of prescription drugs, in particular through
the establishment of awareness-raising initiatives targeting the general public and
health-care providers;
56. Recognizes that it is necessary for Member States, under the three
international drug control conventions and the fundamental principles of their
domestic legal systems and national legislation, to consider, where appropriate:
(a) Regularly reviewing and assessing their drug control policies, ensuring
that they are effective, comprehensive, balanced and aimed at promoting the health
and well-being of individuals, families, communities and society as a whole;
(b) Providing, as appropriate, comprehensive, integrated drug demand
reduction programmes, based on scientific evidence and covering a range of
measures, including primary prevention, early intervention, treatment, care,
rehabilitation, social reintegration and measures aimed at minimizing the negative
public health and social impact of drug abuse, aimed at promoting health and social
well-being among individuals, families and communities and reducing the adverse
consequences of drug abuse for individuals and society as a whole;
57. Calls upon the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the
International Narcotics Control Board, the World Health Organization and other
United Nations entities with pertinent technical and operational expertise, within their
mandates, to continue to provide, upon request, advice and assistance to States that
are reviewing and updating their drug policies, in compliance with the three
international drug control conventions, taking into account their national priorities
and needs through, among other things, the promotion of the exchange of information
and best practices on scientific evidence-based policies adopted by States;
58. Calls upon Member States to promote and strengthen the exchange of
information and, as appropriate, drug-related criminal intelligence among law
enforcement and border control agencies, including through the United Nations
Office on Drugs and Crime multilateral portals and regional information centres and
networks, and to promote joint investigations and coordinate operations, in
conformity with national legislation, and training programmes at all levels, in order
to identify, disrupt and dismantle organized criminal groups operating transnationally
that are involved in any activities related to the illicit production of and trafficking in
narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and the diversion of their precursors and
related money-laundering;
59. Reiterates the commitment of Member States to share relevant information
with, as appropriate, and strengthen the capacity of the World Health Organization ,
the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the International Narcotics Control
Board and other relevant international and regional organizations to prioritize the
review of the most prevalent, persistent and harmful new psychoactive substances
and to facilitate informed scheduling decisions by the Commission on Narcotic
Drugs;
60. Encourages Member States to fully support the efforts of the World Health
Organization to review substances, within its mandate under the three international
drug control conventions, particularly through its Expert Committee on Drug
Dependence;
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