Reference material
The following is a comprehensive list of reference material , resources and tools that government , LE , and professionals from the private sector can use to better combat the opioids epidemic related to fentanyl .
International Narcotics Control Board ( INCB )
• Annual Reports of the International Narcotics Control Board : The reports provide an analysis of the world situation and thematic chapters . 25
• Annual Narcotic Drugs Estimated World Requirements ( Technical Report ): The reports supplement the annual reports and provide an overview of the worldwide licit manufacture , export , import , stocks and consumption of substances controlled under the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs ( 1961 ), as well as figures for movements of scheduled substances and a commentary on emerging and ongoing trends in the licit market for narcotic drugs under international control . 26
• List of Narcotic Drugs Under International Control ( Yellow list ): The list contains all internationally controlled narcotic drugs under the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs ( 1961 ), as well as information regarding the synonyms and trade names of those substances . 27
• List of Precursors and Chemicals Frequently Used in the Illicit Manufacture of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Under International Control ( Red List ): The list contains chemicals frequently used in the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances under international control . 28
• List of Fentanyl-Related Substances with No Currently Known Legitimate Uses : The list contains 152 fentanyl-related substances with no currently known legitimate uses . 29
• Compilation of Precursor-related Recommendations of the INCB Relevant to Implementation by Governments : The document contains a compilation of the recommendations relating to international precursor control produced by INCB . The document is structured thematically and includes sections on legislation and control measures , pre-export notifications ( PENs ), multilateral mechanisms , investigations , seizures and other reporting to the Board , industry cooperation , training and capacity-building , and substance and country-specific contexts . 30
• Annual Reports on Precursors and Chemicals Frequently Used in the Illicit Manufacture of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances : The reports provide a detailed account of the latest trends and developments in legitimate international trade and in trafficking in precursor chemicals under international control , as well as their non-scheduled substitutes and alternatives . 31
• Technical Paper on Illicit Drug Manufacturing Equipment and Article 13 of the United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances of 1988 and Guidelines to Prevent Trade In and the Diversion of Essential Equipment for Illicit Drug Manufacture : These documents respectively provide a situation analysis related to equipment used in the illicit manufacture of drugs and guidelines to assist governments in increasing the operational use of article 13 of the 1988 Convention by taking appropriate measures to prevent and investigate the diversion of equipment for use in the illicit manufacture of drugs .
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime ( UNODC )
• World Drug Reports : The reports provide an in-depth analysis of global drug markets and examine the nexus between drugs and the environment within the bigger picture of the Sustainable Development Goals , climate change and environmental sustainability . 32
• United Nations Toolkit on Synthetic Drugs : The toolkit provides a wide range of electronic resources and practical application tools from relevant organizations within the United Nations system aimed at experts , practitioners , and policymakers in the fields of health , law enforcement ( LE ), forensics and research . It contains over 290 practical resources and tools . 33
• Multilingual Dictionary of Precursors and Chemicals Frequently Used in the Illicit Manufacture of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Under International Control : The dictionary is divided into four parts providing individual monographs on the substances under international control ; an alphabetical cross-index of the names included in the monographs ; bilingual lists of all scheduled substances in French , Spanish , Arabic , Chinese and Russian , each translated from and to English ; and information on the international regime of control , providing details on the scheduling history and the control status of the substances concerned . 34
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