The Thirty-ninth meeting of the Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD) will be held in Geneva, Switzerland, 6 – 10 November 2017.
At the meeting, the ECDD will review a number of psychoactive substances with potential for dependence, abuse and harm to health and make recommendations to the UN Secretary-General, on the need for and level of international control of these substances. The following substances will be reviewed:
1. Ocfentanil 2. Furanyl fentanyl (Fu-F) 3. Acryloylfentanyl (Acrylfentanyl) 4. Carfentanil 5. 4-fluoroisobutyrfentanyl (4-FIBF, pFIBF) 6. Tetrahydrofuranylfentanyl (THF-F) 7. 4-fluoroamphetamine (4-FA) 8. AB-PINACA 9. AB-CHMINACA 10. 5F-PB-22 11. UR-144 12. 5F-ADB 13. Etizolam 14. Pregabalin 15. Tramadol 16. Cannabidiol (CBD).
For more information, please do not hesitate to contact the Secretariat at: ecddsecretariat@who.int
A free pop-up exhibition and cultural hub featuring live programming and art from around the world, highlighting how drug policies impact and shape our communities.
The 2017 theme is "Implementing the Global Health Sector Strategy on Viral Hepatitis (GHSS): Towards the elimination of hepatitis as a public health threat".
This Intersessional Briefing will provide information to delegates and serves as a platform for discussion on how the human rights system can contribute to the ongoing process, supplementing work by other agencies in the UN system and delivering on its mandate.
Let’s talk about chemsex: Understanding the trends, motivations and consequences of chemsex in Scotland
From evidence in the UK, it is clear that there are specific risks and harms for people engaging in chemsex and a variety of ways that frontline workers can support people to reduce these risks. Scottish Drugs Forum and the Learning Centre at Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland have joined together to offer this course to increase knowledge and skills in supporting service users who engage in chem sex.
Aims: This course aims to empower workers with the knowledge they need to more comfortably have conversations with people who may be having ChemSex and to give workers harm reduction-focused information on how to reduce potential risks. In this course, workers will increase their ability to understand, support, provide referrals to service users involved in ChemSex.
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The AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa (ARASA) is inviting applications for the 2017 online training course on the rights of people who use drugs (PWUD), harm reduction, and drug policy reform.
The Centre for Research and Information on Substance Abuse (CRISA), in collaboration with other partners, will organise the 3rd Biennial National Symposium on Drug Policy in Nigeria.
Following the success of Lisbon Addictions 2015, the organisers have decided to launch Lisbon Addictions 2017, which will take place in the Lisboa Congress Centre, from 24 to 26 October 2017.