Taking Drug Safety Seriously

(f) Assessment of drug abuse data collection.

launching of assessment and preparation operations for ship and port safety plans

The Global Assessment Programme on Drug Abuse was further implemented to assist countries in developing their drug information systems.

Better international standards on drug abuse assessment will be identified and disseminated.

Assessment of the drug abuse situation was strengthened particularly through rapid assessments.

Of equal importance was the continued use of the International Drug Abuse Assessment System to monitor the drug abuse situation worldwide.

Prepare manuals for training professionals on how to conduct rapid drug abuse assessment

The Global Assessment Programme on Drug Abuse has contributed to the further improvement of drug abuse information systems in a number of countries.

The Global Assessment Programme on Drug Abuse has contributed to the further improvement of drug abuse information systems in a number of countries.

. Following a drug abuse assessment survey conducted in Ethiopia, a comprehensive drug abuse prevention pilot project was launched at Nazareth, Ethiopia, in 1996.

14. In August 1995, the NASA Office of Safety and Mission Assurance issued NASA safety standard 170.14, Guidelines and assessment procedures for limiting orbital debris .

Above all, the success of any comprehensive effort to improve drug safety hinges upon establishing an independent office of drug safety to advocate, coordinate, and provide direction to the regulatory agenda. Such an office exists in the United Kingdom.

94. The history of the International Drug Abuse Assessment System (IDAAS) goes back to the 1980s.

Citizens and government must make drug safety a priority and commit adequate resources to fixing the problems

To that end, a biannual global assessment of the international drug problem will be researched, drafted and published in the form of a world drug report

The United States of America has conducted a thorough and comprehensive safety assessment for the New Horizons mission.

UNDCP supported a drug abuse assessment study that had established the Alcohol and Drug Addiction Research and Treatment Center (AMATEM) as the national focal point for activities involving the treatment and rehabilitation of drug abusers.

In order to obtain more comprehensive information on the nature and extent of drug abuse, UNDCP launched a series of drug abuse assessment surveys in selected African countries.

FAO and WHO have held joint expert consultations on the safety assessment of foods derived from genetically modified organisms.

Some of the areas that deserve special attention are research and development facilities and financing, industrial development, capital (including venture capital), intellectual property rights and expertise in areas including marketing research, technology assessment, socio economic assessment and safety assessment.

14.6 In spite of the above prioritization of the demand reduction activities, three major outputs were not delivered during the biennium 1996 1997 the Manual on Techniques of Rapid Assessment of the Extent of Drug Abuse Problems the Resource Book on Measures to Reduce Illicit Demand for Drugs and Drug Profiles based on the International Drug Abuse Assessment System .

In implementing their national policies and programmes against drug abuse, Governments should develop assessment methods in order to benefit from the evaluation of their national strategies to combat drug abuse.

In August 1995, the Office of Safety and Mission Assurance of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) issued NASA Safety Standard 170.14, concerning guidelines and assessment procedures for limiting orbital debris.

To that end, Turkey had organized public campaigns and, in cooperation with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and in the context of the Global Assessment Programme on Drug Abuse, had conducted an assessment of the nature and extent of drug abuse in the country.

That resulted in the development of NASA safety standard 1740.14, entitled quot Guidelines and assessment procedures for limiting orbital debris quot .

The initiative was elaborated based on an assessment of requirements for strengthening the competence of UNDCP in international drug control.

The hazardous nature of boarding and searching, in addition to safety considerations, should be integrated into drug law enforcement training programmes.

Technical barriers to trade (TBT) have also arisen when standards, regulations and assessment systems intended to ensure safety are not applied uniformly.

Uniform drug abuse measurement tools are essential for cross country comparability and the assessment of trends at national and regional levels.

One problem is that the consequences for neglecting drug safety are non existing or minimal. The time has come to get serious

In late 2005 Armenia will host another important mission from the Operational Safety Assessment Review Team, whose report will be finalized in 2006.

c. Maintenance and further enhancement of the international drug abuse assessment system database for analysis and dissemination on drug abuse and demand reduction to Governments, research organizations, other international agencies and the general public

109. An accurate assessment of the extent of illicit drug trafficking remains inherently limited by the quality and reliability of available data.

Penalties for drug companies failure to report and communicate safety information must be increased dramatically if they are to serve as effective deterrents

In addition, a considerable number of rapid assessment studies of the prevalence of drug abuse were carried out, and led to a better understanding of the nature and trends of drug abuse in the region.

Review of the Concise International Chemical Assessment Documents (ICADS), the WHO Recommended Classification of Pesticides by Hazard,20 and the International Chemical Safety Cards

A rapid assessment of the situation with regard to drug abuse control in Bangladesh, including the national institutional framework, began in July 1995.

8. UNDCP will promote the use of rapid assessment studies as a tool which provides an assessment of the drug abuse problem of a given locality and of the resources locally available to deal with it.

108. The Academy organized symposia and lectures on the protection and safety of the environment, economic crime, trends in drug trafficking and money laundering.

IV. CALL FOR ACTION A. Assessing the problem 9. Demand reduction programmes should be based on a regular assessment of the nature and magnitude of drug use and abuse and drug related problems in the population.

Women workers and their representatives should also be informed of the results of any risk assessment and safety and health measures that have been taken.

The media may also cover events that publicize the problem, such as the presentation of findings of an assessment of the drug abuse situation.

Safety safety first?

The Department of Safety and Security indicated that the Division of Headquarters Security and Safety Services has received security planning documents and an updated threat assessment from the United Nations Office at Geneva the review process will be concluded shortly.