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UNODC Integrated Strategy on the Global Opioid Crisis

Dr. Martin Raithelhuber

Illicit Synthetic Drugs Expert, Global SMART Programme

Laboratory and Scientific Section

UNODC’s Integrated and Multidisciplinary Approach

PREDICT

PREVENT

PROTECT

UNODC’s Integrated and Multidisciplinary Approach

Raising awareness, sharing best practices and promoting international cooperation

Enhancing operational activities to prevent diversion and trafficking of synthetic opioids

Strengthening and supporting prevention and treatment programmes related to opioids

Expand programmes with WHO and INCB on access to pain medication

Generating evidence in support of effective policy decisions and operational responses

Early Warning and Trend Analysis

Rationale Prescribing and Access to Opioids for Medical and Scientific Use

Prevention and Treatment Programmes

Op

ioid

s St

rate

gy

International LE Operations to Disrupt Trafficking

Strengthening National and International Counternarcotic Capacity

1

2

3

4

5

Generating evidence in support of effective policy decisions and operational responses

Early Warning and Trend Analysis1

First Pillar

Early Warning and Trend Analysis1

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Aminoindanes Other substances

Phencyclidine-type substances Phenethylamines

Piperazines Plant-based substances

Synthetic cannabinoids Synthetic cathinones

Tryptamines

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Source: UNODC Early Warning Advisory on NPS (2018). Data for 2017 are preliminary

First Pillar

Early Warning and Trend Analysis1

First Pillar

Biannual publications

Rationale Prescribing and Access to Opioids for Medical and Scientific Use 2

Second Pillar

Expand programmes with WHO and INCB on access to pain medication

Prevention and Treatment Programmes3

Third Pillar

Strengthening and supporting prevention and treatment programmes related to opioids

International Law Enforcement Operations to Disrupt Trafficking

4

Fourth Pillar

Enhancing operational activities to prevent diversion and trafficking of synthetic opioids

Strengthening National and International Counternarcotic Capacity

5

Fifth Pillar

Strengthening National and International Counternarcotic Capacity

5

Fifth Pillar

Manuals and guidelines assisting Member States

Strengthening National and International Counternarcotic Capacity

5

Fifth Pillar

International Collaborative Exercises (ICE) participation

Forensic Training Workshop on Drugs and Precursor Identification with Handheld

Electronic Field Drug-Testing DevicesPanama

14-16 November 2018

Strengthening National and International Counternarcotic Capacity

5

Fifth Pillar

• G-7 Ad-Hoc Expert Meeting

“Innovative Responses to the Challenges Posed by Synthetic Drugs”

• Development of “ToolKit” - Support the implementation of international scheduling decisions

Technical assistance programming

Sharing of information

Early warning systems

Model legislation

Collectively address threats

Strengthening National and International Counternarcotic Capacity

5

Raising awareness, sharing best practices and promoting international cooperation

Fifth Pillar

Response to the Opioid Crisis

Launch of the UNODC

Strategy on the Opioid

Crisis

June 25 | Vienna

Early Warning Systems in Latin America

and the Caribbean address health risks

of drug use (workshop)

July 26-27 | Montevideo

Workshop to address opioid

problem in West Africa

August 14-16 | Abuja

So far… June 25 to September 17

Communication Campaign

Proactive Outreach

Media National Drug Experts Member States

newsletter

Website

UNODC Opioid Strategy

Protecting healthSaving lives

PREDICT

PREVENT

PROTECT

Thank you!

UNODC - Making the world safer from drugs, crime and terrorism

Email

unodc-globalsmart@un.org

Website

www.unodc.org/unodc/en/opioid-crisis/

Email

unodc-lab@un.org