For the first time, the number of NPS exceeded the total number of substances under international control (234). The number of NPS reported by Member States to UNODC rose from 166 at the end of 2009 to 251 by mid-2012, an increase of more than 50 per cent. Fedotov urged concerted action to prevent the manufacture, trafficking and abuse of these substances. Marketed as 'legal highs' and 'designer drugs', NPS are proliferating at an unprecedented rate and posing unforeseen public health challenges. It is also essential that we recognize the important role played by criminal justice systems in countering the world drug problem and the need for enhanced work against precursor chemicals." Emerging drug problems There must also be a firm emphasis on health and we must support and promote alternative sustainable livelihoods.
I hope it will lead to an affirmation of the importance of the international drug control conventions, as well as an acknowledgement that the conventions are humane, human-rights centred and flexible.
UNODC Executive Director, Yury Fedotov, said "We have agreed on a path for our ongoing discussion. The WDR will be a key measuring stick in the lead up to the 2016 Review. While drug challenges are emerging from new psychoactive substances (NPS), the 2013 World Drug Report (WDR) is pointing to stability in the use of traditional drugs. The special high-level event marks the first step on the road to the 2014 high-level review by the Commission on Narcotic Drugs of the Political Declaration and Plan of Action which will be followed, in 2016, by the UN General Assembly Special Session on the issue. Vienna special high-level session marks key milestone in roadmap towards 2016 UN Drug ReviewĢ6 June 2013, Vienna - At a special high-level event of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) today launched in Vienna theĢ013 World Drug Report. 2013 World Drug Report notes stability in use of traditional drugs and points to alarming rise in new psychoactive substances
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