High-Level Launch of World Drug Report 2016

High-level launch of the World Drug Report 2016 on the occasion of the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking (26 June).

• Categories: Meetings & Events / Side Events
• Video Length: 01:47:21
• Production Date: 23 June 2016
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: JAN ELIASSON
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS OFFICE ON DRUGS AND CRIME - UNODC
• Subject Topical: DRUG; DRUG ABUSE
• MAMS Id: 1655831
• Parent Id: 1653874

Description

The World Drug Report 2016 is published in the wake of the landmark moment in global drug policy, the special session of the General Assembly on the world drug problem. The report provides a global overview of the supply of and demand for opiates, cocaine, cannabis, amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS) and new psychoactive substances (NPS), as well as their impact on health. It also reviews the scientific evidence on polydrug use, treatment demand for cannabis and developments since the legalization of cannabis for recreational use in some parts of the world. It also focuses on the mechanisms of the interaction between the world drug problem and all aspects of sustainable development through the lens of the Sustainable Development Goals.