Who Expert Committee on Drug Dependence: Forty-First Report (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789241210270)

This report presents the recommendations of the forty-first 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.

The report summarizes the findings of the forty-first meeting at which the Committee reviewed 16 substances and made recommendations. The report also contains updates from international bodies concerned with controlled substances.

Author: World Health Organization
ISBN-10: 9241210273
ISBN-13: 9789241210270
Publisher: World Health Organization
Language: English
Published: 10/29/2019
Pages: 63
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.20d