Update on emerging substances of abuse

Dr. Justice Tettey Chief, Laboratory & Scientific Section

Reconvened Sixtieth Session of the Commission of Narcotics Drugs 8 December 2017 | Vienna, Austria UNODC-WHO collaboration in the Prioritisation Process

3rd UNODC-WHO 4th UNODC-WHO Expert Expert Consultation Consultation

2016 March November 2017 March November 2018

59th CND 60th CND ECDD Meeting ECDD Meeting UNGASS (November 2016) (November 2017) 2016

UNODC support UNODC support ‘NPS Priority List’ ‘NPS Priority List’ The UNODC Early Warning Advisory

Global Toxicology Monitoring Portal Dec 2017

Knowledge Support Risk products UNODC Assessments EWA

Legislative Laboratory Responses Support Number of NPS reported each year (2009-2016)

500

450

400

350

300

250

200

150

100 > 80 NPS persistent 50

0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Source: UNODC Early Warning Advisory on NPS reported to UNODC EWA

2-Fluorofentanyl Cyclopropyl 3-Fluorofentanyl Despropionyl-2-fluorofentanyl 4-Fluorobutyrfentanyl Despropionylfentanyl 4-Methoxybutyrfentanyl Furanyl fentanyl Isobutyryfentanyl Acetylnorfentanyl (iso)butyr-F-fentanyl N-benzyl analogue Methoxyacetylfentanyl Benzylfentanyl Ocfentanil beta-Hydroxythiofentanyl para-Chloroisobutyrfentanyl para-Fluoroisobutyrfentanyl Tetrahydrofuranylfentanyl Key International control Cyclopentylfentanyl Valerylfentanyl ECDD List 2017 Response to the most persistent and prevalent NPS Top UNODC EWA substances reported in… 2014 2015 2016 α-PVP α-PVP Ethylone 25C-NBOMe 25B-NBOMe MDMB-CHMICA 25I-NBOMe 25C-NBOMe AB-CHMINACA 4-MEC 25I-NBOMe MDPV MDMB-CHMICA 4-CMC Methylone 5F-PB-22 5F-AMB 5F-PB-22 AB-CHMINACA 5F-MDMB-PINACA Ketamine 4-CMC AB-FUBINACA AB-FUBINACA 5F-AKB48 DOC 5F-AKB48 DOC FUB-AMB Response to the most persistent and prevalent NPS Top UNODC EWA substances reported in… 2014 2015 2016 α-PVP α-PVP Ethylone 25C-NBOMe 25B-NBOMe MDMB-CHMICA 25I-NBOMe 25C-NBOMe AB-CHMINACA 4-MEC 25I-NBOMe Ketamine MDPV MDMB-CHMICA 4-CMC Methylone 5F-PB-22 5F-AMB 5F-PB-22 AB-CHMINACA 5F-MDMB-PINACA Ketamine 4-CMC AB-FUBINACA AB-FUBINACA 5F-AKB48 DOC

Key 5F-AKB48 DOC FUB-AMB International control ECDD List 2017 WHO Surveillance List Timeline of Implementation following scheduling decision

March 2018

CND Scheduling Decision April 2018 October 2018

Substances added to the Substances added to the 1971 Single Convention on Convention (i.e. 180 days post- Narcotic Drugs of 1961 notification).

UNODC Normative Work/Standard Setting Multilingual Dictionary Capacity building Recommended Methods of Analysis Training Reference Standards Country preparedness Proficiency Testing New UNODC Manual on Fentanyl and its Analogues

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