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International cooperation to address and counter the world drug problem
Substances: Guidance for Availability and Accessibility of Controlled Medicines”,
and, for that purpose, to consider the provision of technical and financial assistance,
upon request, to developing countries;
45. Urges all Member States to enact comprehensive measures aimed at
stemming the abuse of prescription drugs, in particular through the establishment of
awareness-raising initiatives targeting the general public and health -care providers;
46. 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 a t minimizing the negative
public health and social impacts 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;
47. 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;
48. 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 opera tions, 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;
49. Reiterates the commitment of Member States to share relevant
information with, as appropriate, and strengthen the capaci ty 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;
50. Encourages Member States to enhance the capacity of law enforcement
agencies to detect and identify new psychoactive substances and amphe tamine-type
stimulants, including methamphetamine, and promote cross-border cooperation and
information-sharing to prevent their abuse and diversion, including through the use
of existing International Narcotics Control Board and United Nations Office on
Drugs and Crime tools and projects;
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