A string of major drug trafficking cases have been solved, including the smuggling of new psychoactive substances to the United States by Sun's gang, and the

The Project focuses on preventing the harmful use of psychoactive substances and minimizing any harm already occurring.

Two respondents stated that they had implemented the recommendation that Governments should include in national regulations for new drug approval explicit requirements that dependence potential and abuse liability be assessed for new psychoactive substances. South Africa and the United Kingdom.

They mentioned the need to improve access to and the effectiveness of prevention programmes, as well as to raise awareness about the risks involved in abusing psychoactive substances.

Recalling its resolution 45 6, in which it encouraged States to involve the pharmaceutical industry in increasing knowledge about the potential for abuse of and dependence on psychoactive substances,

(a) whether any new substances, and if so which, should be made controlled substances,

(p) Be based on a comprehensive approach to all potentially harmful psychoactive substances including alcohol, tobacco and solvents, particularly in view of multiple substance abuse and the abuse of lawfully obtained but inappropriately used controlled substances (Norway, ICAA, WHO). G. Targeting those in need

Nevertheless, this does not raise a new ethical problem. Side effects are common in most medical interventions, including treatment with psychoactive drugs.

In the analysis of the health condition of the population of Republika Srpska, a significant place is taken by monitoring the trends of harmful habits, such as consumption of tobacco, alcohol and psychoactive substances.

SUBSTANCES AND RELATED ACTIVITIES AND TO PROPOSE NEW STRAT

33. The joint UNDCP WHO Global Initiative on Primary Prevention of Substance Abuse is aimed at developing approaches and strategies to promote cost effective community based prevention of the abuse of licit and illicit psychoactive substances.

(d) The Act on Chemical Substances implements various EC directives and stipulates that new chemical substances are to be registered with information as to their potential hazard.

TRAFFIC AND DISTRIBUTION OF NARCOTIC DRUGS AND PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES AND RELATED ACTIVITIES AND TO PROPOSE NEW

The proposed amendment would allow the Protocol to be modified with a view to making new substances controlled substances within the meaning of Article 1(4) of the Protocol. Powers would be given to apply control measures with respect to those substances.

Some representatives raised concerns about the impact of any new tracking system for ozone depleting substances, particularly in terms of the additional burdens it might impose on countries exporting ozone depleting substances.

The objectives of the project are to promote healthy development of indigenous peoples and communities through the prevention and minimization of problems related to psychoactive substances and to develop processes and tools that will assist indigenous peoples and communities to self determination and self management issues relating to substance use.

In 1995, WHO created an Indigenous People Substance Use Project whose overall aim is to assist in the healthy development of indigenous people and communities through the prevention and minimization to individual, family and community of problems related to the use of, production of, trafficking in and supplying of psychoactive substances (alcohol, tobacco and other drugs and substances which people use and when ingested produces a change in mental processes and behaviour).

44 14 Measures to promote the exchange of information on new patterns of drug use and on substances consumed

It will build on the work achieved at the first two conferences, held in Edmonton, Canada in 1992 and Sydney, Australia, in 1994. The conference will provide a forum for indigenous peoples worldwide to network and share resources, research and information concerning the prevention and treatment of issues relating to psychoactive substances.

The conference was entitled quot Street Children And Psychoactive Substance Innovation and Cooperation quot , Geneva, Switzerland, 18 22 April 1994.

(b) Drug users who commit common offences, usually because of psychoactive effects of drugs (e.g., predatory crimes, violent crimes, traffic offences)

Control of substances

Control of substances

D. Psychotropic substances

4. Psychotropic substances

Uranium and other radioactive substances, products made of such substances and radioactive waste

The aim of the Healing our Spirit conferences is to provide a forum for indigenous people worldwide to network and share resources, research and information associated with the prevention and treatment of ill health relating to psychoactive substances. The objective is to promote the healthy development of indigenous people and communities from developed and developing countries.

substances (decision XVI 33)

Ozone depleting substances Project

(c) Substances and materials

SUBSTANCES AND RELATED ACTIVITIES

quot 2.4.2.4.2 Substances that

Substances in this group are not considered infectious substances for the purposes of these Recommendations

4.2.1.13 Insert quot and Division 4.1 self reactive substances quot after quot Division 5.2 substances. quot

According to article 228 of the new criminal Code, Illegal Manufacture, Acquisition, Keeping, Carriage, Sending or Sale of Narcotic Means or Psychotropic Substances

39. The production, manufacture of and trade in psychoactive drugs and the chemicals needed for their illicit manufacture should be controlled nationally and internationally.

Narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances

Trafficking in ozone depleting substances

3.8.2.2 Substances of Category 3

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4.2.1.11 Add quot (other than Division 4.1 self reactive substances) quot after quot Class 4 substances quot .

These leaders profound ambivalence toward the goal of a world free of illegal drugs is shared by the European Union, where restrictions on narcotics consumption have slackened over the past decade. The past three US presidents, furthermore, have all admitted to consuming to one extent or another illegal psychoactive substances, while seven million Americans, according to the United Nations, are regular cocaine users.

New environmental legislation has been introduced in several countries to address post consumer waste problems and to phase out hazardous substances that complicate recycling.

2.9.c Harmful and dangerous substances and the movement of such substances are governed by Regulation No. 43 (1999), which defines procedures for movement, transportation and elimination of such substances, which are subdivided into harmful, dangerous, prohibited, useful substances and waste products.

(f) The listing and classification of some existing and new dangerous substances and articles and related packing methods and the revision of some packing requirements