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 Fentanyls reported to UNODC EWA
2-Fluorofentanyl Cyclopropyl fentanyl 3-Fluorofentanyl Despropionyl-2-fluorofentanyl 4-Fluorobutyrfentanyl Despropionylfentanyl 4-Methoxybutyrfentanyl Furanyl fentanyl Acetylfentanyl Isobutyryfentanyl Acetylnorfentanyl (iso)butyr-F-fentanyl N-benzyl analogue Acrylfentanyl Methoxyacetylfentanyl Benzylfentanyl Ocfentanil beta-Hydroxythiofentanyl para-Chloroisobutyrfentanyl Butyrfentanyl para-Fluoroisobutyrfentanyl Carfentanil 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 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 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
• Guidelines to assist: • Identification and analysis of fentanyls • Designed for National Drug Analysis Laboratories UNODC - Making the world safer from drugs, crime and terrorism Contact: [email protected]