Access and Control Newsletter Number 3

The Access and Control Newsletter is sent by the World Health Organization, Department of Essential Medicines and Pharmaceutical Policies, Quality and Safety: Medicines Unit. The Newsletter provides the latest news from WHO on access to medicines controlled under the international drug treaties and evaluation of substances for their dependence producing properties. This edition considers the 35th Expert Committee on Drug Dependence, the definition of the scope for WHO chronic pain guidelines, availability of the opioid on-line course, VNGOC, and the World Cancer Declaration.