Narcotic Drugs — Estimated World Requirements for 2018

Total Page:16

File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb

Narcotic Drugs — Estimated World Requirements for 2018 English — Comments COMMENTS ON THE REPORTED STATISTICS ON NARCOTIC DRUGS Part two Part Summary The further overall reduction in global stocks and in the production of opium confirm the con- Deuxi tinuing trend towards the eventual elimination of the drug from the international market for è opiate raw material. me partie Poppy straw and concentrate of poppy straw derived from the two main varieties of poppy straw (the morphine-rich and thebaine-rich varieties) decreased slightly in 2016 compared Segunda parte with 2015, and the manufacture of morphine remained stable at 422.1 tons, of which around 87 per cent of global manufacture was converted into other narcotic drugs or into substances not covered by the 1961 Convention. Of the remaining 13 per cent, only 8.6 per cent was directly consumed for palliative purposes. The differences in consumption levels between countries continued to be very significant. In 2016, 80 per cent of the world population consumed only 14 per cent of the total amount of morphine used for the management of pain and suffering. Although that represented an improvement on 2014, when 80 per cent of the world population consumed 9.5 per cent, the disparity in consumption of narcotic drugs for palliative care continues to be a matter of concern. After some fluctuations in the preceding years, global manufacture of thebaine reached the record level of 156 tons in 2016, signalling that the demand for medicines derived from thebaine, after having decreased in the past several years, appears to have resumed, despite restrictions on prescription drugs recently imposed in the main market (the United States of America) in response to their abuse and the high number of overdose deaths they have caused. This was reflected in the fact that the global manufacture of oxycodone and hydrocodone increased in 2016, while the other semi-synthetic opioids (with the exception of heroin) all decreased. In the case of synthetic opioids, global manufacture of fentanyl continued to fluctuate, decreasing to 2.3 tons in 2016. The manufacture of fentanyl analogues, remifentanil and sufen- tanil, also decreased, while the manufacture of alfentanil increased. The manufacture of dex- tropropoxyphene and ketobemidone ceased in 2016, and diphenoxylate continued to be manu- factured in much smaller quantities than in the past. The manufacture of pethidine remained at a low level, while the manufacture of tilidine and trimeperidine continued to fluctuate. The manufacture of methadone continued to increase, as more and more countries used it in the treatment of opioid dependence. The licit use of cannabis has been increasing considerably since 2000. Before 2000, licit use was restricted to scientific research and was reported only by the United States. Since 2000, more and more countries have started to use cannabis and cannabis extracts for medical purposes, as well as for scientific research. In 2000, total licit production was 1.4 tons; by 2016 it had increased to 211.3 tons. Peru has been the only country to export coca leaf for the global market since 2000. At the time of preparing this report, Peru had not provided production data for 2016, but had reported an export volume of 136 tons, in line with previous years. 21 The other major licit producer of coca leaf, the Plurinational State of Bolivia, provided information to the Board on the estimated cultivation (14,705 ha) and preliminary production data (23,217 tons) for 2016. The cultivation of coca bush in that country for the chewing of coca leaf and the consumption and use of coca leaf in its natural state for cultural and medi- cinal purposes, such as preparing infusions, is allowed in accordance with the reservation expressed in 2013, when the country reacceded to the 1961 Convention, as amended by the 1972 Protocol. 22 1. The present comments are intended to facilitate the use 2. The tables of reported statistics in part four and of the statistical information on the licit production, manu- annexes IV and V of the present report contain data English — Comments facture, consumption,1 utilization2 and stocks of, as well as furnished by Governments to the International Narcotics trade in, opiate raw materials, the main opioids, including Control Board (INCB) in accordance with article 20 of the synthetic narcotic drugs under international control, and can- Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961 as amended nabis, coca leaf and cocaine that is presented in the tables of by the 1972 Protocol. The most recent statistical data reported statistics (see pages 135-256 and annexes III and IV, reflected in the comments are those relating to 2016. The pages 313-448). Unless otherwise indicated, the comments failure by some Governments to submit reports or to refer to developments during the period 1997–2016. provide precise and complete reports may have a bearing two Part on the accuracy of some of the information presented 1 3 For the purposes of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of below. The most pertinent conclusions and recommenda- 1961, a drug is regarded as “consumed” when it has been supplied to tions of INCB based on the analysis of statistical returns Deuxi any person or enterprise for retail distribution, medical use or scientific 4 research; and “consumption” is construed accordingly (art. 1, para. 2). are included in chapter II of its annual report. è 2 The parties shall furnish the International Narcotics Control Board me partie (INCB) with statistical returns on the utilization of narcotic drugs for 3 the manufacture of other drugs, of preparations in Schedule III of the Details on the submission of statistical reports by individual Govern- 1961 Convention and of substances not covered by the Convention and ments are contained in annex I to the present publication. 4 on the utilization of poppy straw for the manufacture of drugs. E/INCB/2017/1. Segunda parte Opiate raw materials 3. Opium and poppy straw are the raw materials obtained production continued to decrease, reaching 42.2 tons from the opium poppy plant (Papaver somniferum), from (4.6 tons in morphine equivalent) in 2016. Though imports which alkaloids such as morphine, thebaine, codeine and increased marginally, from 67.7 tons (7.4 tons in morphine oripavine are extracted. Concentrate of poppy straw is a equivalent) in 2015 to 69.2 tons (7.6 tons in morphine equiv- product obtained in the process of extracting alkaloids from alent) in 2016, the level was much lower than that of 2014 poppy straw. It is controlled under the 1961 Convention. (283.1 tons, or 31.1 tons in morphine equivalent). At the Detailed information on the supply of opiate raw material same time, stocks of opium also continued to be depleted, and demand for opiates for medical and scientific purposes decreasing from 709.5 tons in 2015 to 411 tons (or 45.2 tons is provided in part three of the present publication. in morphine equivalent) in 2016 (see figure 1). Opium Figure 1. Opium: global production, stocksa and use (consumption and utilization),b in tons of morphine equivalent, 1997-2016 4. Opium (also called “raw opium”) is the latex obtained by making incisions on the green capsules of opium poppy on plants. For statistical and comparison purposes, data on the 250 production of and trade in opium are reported at 10 per cent moisture content. When appropriate, the data on 5 opium are also expressed in morphine equivalent, in order 200 to enable comparison between opium and poppy straw. Figure 1 shows the licit production, stocks and use (consump- tion and utilization) of opium during the period 1997–2016, 150 expressed in morphine equivalent. Not included in the data on stocks and use are the amounts of illicitly produced 100 opium that were seized and released for licit purposes. 5. Opium production was over 1,000 tons in 2000, but 50 since then production has followed a downward trend. There was an increase in 2011, with 789.1 tons in gross weight 0 (86.8 tons in morphine equivalent) but subsequently 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 ear 5 The morphine or thebaine equivalent is calculated by INCB on the tiiation Sto Prodution basis of the industrial yield of each alkaloid obtained from opium or poppy straw. Lesser alkaloids contained in opium or poppy straw that are convertible into morphine or thebaine have also been included, aStocks as at 31 December of each year. adjusted by appropriate conversion rates, whenever the Board has been bExcluding the utilization of seized opium in Iran (Islamic Republic of) informed of their extraction in commercially significant quantities. and Myanmar. 23 6. India was the main producer and only licit exporter Figure 2. Opium: imports from India, in tons of of raw opium in 2016, accounting for 23.3 tons (2.5 tons morphine equivalent, 2007-2016 in morphine equivalent) or 55.2 per cent of total global production, followed by China, with 18.9 tons (2 tons in Ton morphine equivalent), where poppy straw has replaced 60 opium as the main raw material used in the manufacture of alkaloids since 2000. Together with China, other coun- 50 tries produced smaller amounts of opium in 2016, but exclusively for domestic consumption and utilization. Japan 40 produced 1.2 kg for research purposes. India accounted for 94.5 per cent of exports in 2016. 30 7. Opium exported by India contains morphine in a con- centration of 9.5 to 12.0 per cent, codeine in a concentra- 20 tion of about 2.5 per cent and thebaine in a concentration of 1.0 to 1.5 per cent.
Recommended publications
  • Alternative Formats If You Require This Document in an Alternative Format, Please Contact: [email protected]
    University of Bath PHD The extraction and chemistry of the metabolites of Mimosa tenuiflora and Papaver somniferum Ninan, Aleyamma Award date: 1990 Awarding institution: University of Bath Link to publication Alternative formats If you require this document in an alternative format, please contact: [email protected] General rights Copyright and moral rights for the publications made accessible in the public portal are retained by the authors and/or other copyright owners and it is a condition of accessing publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights. • Users may download and print one copy of any publication from the public portal for the purpose of private study or research. • You may not further distribute the material or use it for any profit-making activity or commercial gain • You may freely distribute the URL identifying the publication in the public portal ? Take down policy If you believe that this document breaches copyright please contact us providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim. Download date: 23. Sep. 2021 THE EXTRACTION AND CHEMISTRY OF THE METABOLITES OF MIMOSA TENUIFLORA AND PAP AVER SOMNIFERUM. submitted by ALEYAMMA NINAN for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy of the University of Bath 1990 Attention is drawn to the fact that the copyright of this thesis rests with its author. This copy of the thesis has been supplied on condition that anyone who consults it is understood to recognise that its copyright rests with its author and that no quotation from the thesis and no information derived from it may be published without prior consent of the author.
    [Show full text]
  • ECO-Ssls for Pahs
    Ecological Soil Screening Levels for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) Interim Final OSWER Directive 9285.7-78 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20460 June 2007 This page intentionally left blank TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION .......................................................1 2.0 SUMMARY OF ECO-SSLs FOR PAHs......................................1 3.0 ECO-SSL FOR TERRESTRIAL PLANTS....................................4 5.0 ECO-SSL FOR AVIAN WILDLIFE.........................................8 6.0 ECO-SSL FOR MAMMALIAN WILDLIFE..................................8 6.1 Mammalian TRV ...................................................8 6.2 Estimation of Dose and Calculation of the Eco-SSL ........................9 7.0 REFERENCES .........................................................16 7.1 General PAH References ............................................16 7.2 References Used for Derivation of Plant and Soil Invertebrate Eco-SSLs ......17 7.3 References Rejected for Use in Derivation of Plant and Soil Invertebrate Eco-SSLs ...............................................................18 7.4 References Used in Derivation of Wildlife TRVs .........................25 7.5 References Rejected for Use in Derivation of Wildlife TRV ................28 i LIST OF TABLES Table 2.1 PAH Eco-SSLs (mg/kg dry weight in soil) ..............................4 Table 3.1 Plant Toxicity Data - PAHs ..........................................5 Table 4.1
    [Show full text]
  • ESTIMATED WORLD REQUIREMENTS of NARCOTIC DRUGS in GRAMS for 2019 (As of 10 January 2019 )
    ESTIMATED WORLD REQUIREMENTS OF NARCOTIC DRUGS IN GRAMS FOR 2019 (as of 10 January 2019 ) Afghanistan Cannabis 50 Codeine 50 000 Cannabis resin 1 Dextropropoxyphene 10 000 Coca leaf 1 Diphenoxylate 5 000 Cocaine 15 Fentanyl 1 Codeine 650 000 Methadone 20 000 Codeine -N-oxide 1 Morphine 8 000 Dextromoramide 1 Pethidine 90 000 Dextropropoxyphene 200 000 Pholcodine 40 000 Difenoxin 1 Albania Dihydrocodeine 1 Cocaine 1 Diphenoxylate 1 Codeine 1 189 000 Dipipanone 1 Fentanyl 300 Ecgonine 2 Heroin 1 Ethylmorphine 1 Methadone 7 000 Etorphine 1 Morphine 7 800 Fentanyl 17 000 Oxycodone 2 000 Heroin 1 Pethidine 2 700 Hydrocodone 10 000 Pholcodine 1 500 Hydromorphone 4 000 Remifentanil 9 Ketobemidone 1 Sufentanil 2 Levorphanol 1 Algeria Methadone 100 000 Alfentanil 350 Morphine 1 550 000 Codeine 2 500 000 Morphine -N-oxide 1 Etorphine 1 Nicomorphine 1 Fentanyl 500 Norcodeine 1 Methadone 4 000 Normethadone 1 Morphine 9 000 Normorphine 1 Oxycodone 4 000 Opium 10 Pethidine 3 000 Oripavine 1 Pholcodine 1 500 000 Oxycodone 60 000 Remifentanil 1 Oxymorphone 1 Sufentanil 30 Pethidine 50 000 Andorra Phenoperidine 1 Cannabis 2 000 Pholcodine 1 Fentanyl 100 Piritramide 1 Methadone 1 000 Remifentanil 20 000 Morphine 500 Sufentanil 10 Oxycodone 2 000 Thebacon 1 Pethidine 500 Thebaine 70 000 Remifentanil 4 Tilidine 1 Angola Armenia Alfentanil 20 Codeine 3 000 Codeine 21 600 Fentanyl 40 Dextromoramide 188 Methadone 13 500 Dextropropoxyphene 200 Morphine 7 500 Dihydrocodeine 500 Thebaine 15 Diphenoxylate 300 Trimeperidine 1 500 Fentanyl 63 Aruba* Methadone 2 000
    [Show full text]
  • Report of the International Narcotics Control Board for 2010
    Report of the International Narcotics Control Board involving treatment for cocaine abuse accounted for 510. According to the 2009 AIDS Epidemic Update, 65 per cent of all cases involving treatment for published by the Joint United Nations Programme on substance abuse in 1998, and that figure decreased, in HIV/AIDS and WHO, an estimated 29 per cent of the relative terms, to 49 per cent in 2008. For the past more than 2 million Latin Americans who abuse drugs 10 years, cocaine has been the primary drug of abuse by injection are infected with HIV. HIV epidemics among persons treated for drug problems in the region. among such drug abusers in the region tend to be concentrated in the Southern Cone. It is estimated that 506. Demand for “crack” cocaine appears to be in Argentina alone, almost half of the persons who emerging in some countries in South America. In 2008, abuse drugs by injection are infected with HIV. seizures of “crack” cocaine were reported in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of). In the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, C. Asia lifetime prevalence of the abuse of “crack” cocaine among the population aged 15-70 is 11.9 per cent. In East and South-East Asia that country, about a quarter of the persons who received treatment for drug addiction were addicted to 1. Major developments “crack” cocaine. In 2010, the Government of Brazil launched its integrated plan to combat “crack” cocaine 511. In East and South-East Asia, progress in reducing and other drugs. opium production is under threat, owing to an upswing in opium poppy cultivation during the 2009 growing 507.
    [Show full text]
  • 01012100 Pure-Bred Horses 0 0 0 0 0 01012900 Lives Horses, Except
    AR BR UY Mercosu PY applied NCM Description applied applied applied r Final Comments tariff tariff tariff tariff Offer 01012100 Pure-bred horses 0 0 0 0 0 01012900 Lives horses, except pure-bred breeding 2 2 2 2 0 01013000 Asses, pure-bred breeding 4 4 4 4 4 01019000 Asses, except pure-bred breeding 4 4 4 4 4 01022110 Purebred breeding cattle, pregnant or lactating 0 0 0 0 0 01022190 Other pure-bred cattle, for breeding 0 0 0 0 0 Other bovine animals for breeding,pregnant or 01022911 lactating 2 2 2 2 0 01022919 Other bovine animals for breeding 2 2 2 2 4 01022990 Other live catlle 2 2 2 2 0 01023110 Pure-bred breeding buffalo, pregnant or lactating 0 0 0 0 0 01023190 Other pure-bred breeding buffalo 0 0 0 0 0 Other buffalo for breeding, ex. pure-bred or 01023911 pregnant 2 2 2 2 0 Other buffalo for breeding, except pure-bred 01023919 breeding 2 2 2 2 4 01023990 Other buffalos 2 2 2 2 0 01029000 Other live animals of bovine species 0 0 0 0 0 01031000 Pure-bred breedig swines 0 0 0 0 0 01039100 Other live swine, weighing less than 50 kg 2 2 2 2 0 01039200 Other live swine, weighing 50 kg or more 2 2 2 2 0 01041011 Pure-bred breeding, pregnant or lactating, sheep 0 0 0 0 0 01041019 Other pure-bred breeding sheep 0 0 0 0 0 01041090 Others live sheep 2 2 2 2 0 01042010 Pure-bred breeding goats 0 0 0 0 0 01042090 Other live goats 2 2 2 2 0 Fowls spec.gallus domestic.w<=185g pure-bred 01051110 breeding 0 0 0 0 0 Oth.live fowls spec.gall.domest.weig.not more than 01051190 185g 2 2 2 2 0 01051200 Live turkeys, weighing not more than 185g 2 2
    [Show full text]
  • SENATE BILL No. 52
    As Amended by Senate Committee Session of 2017 SENATE BILL No. 52 By Committee on Public Health and Welfare 1-20 1 AN ACT concerning the uniform controlled substances act; relating to 2 substances included in schedules I, II and V; amending K.S.A. 2016 3 Supp. 65-4105, 65-4107 and 65-4113 and repealing the existing 4 sections. 5 6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: 7 Section 1. K.S.A. 2016 Supp. 65-4105 is hereby amended to read as 8 follows: 65-4105. (a) The controlled substances listed in this section are 9 included in schedule I and the number set forth opposite each drug or 10 substance is the DEA controlled substances code which has been assigned 11 to it. 12 (b) Any of the following opiates, including their isomers, esters, 13 ethers, salts, and salts of isomers, esters and ethers, unless specifically 14 excepted, whenever the existence of these isomers, esters, ethers and salts 15 is possible within the specific chemical designation: 16 (1) Acetyl fentanyl (N-(1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)- 17 N-phenylacetamide)......................................................................9821 18 (2) Acetyl-alpha-methylfentanyl (N-[1-(1-methyl-2-phenethyl)-4- 19 piperidinyl]-N-phenylacetamide)..................................................9815 20 (3) Acetylmethadol.............................................................................9601 21 (4) AH-7921 (3.4-dichloro-N-[(1- 22 dimethylaminocyclohexylmethyl]benzamide)...............................9551 23 (4)(5) Allylprodine...........................................................................9602
    [Show full text]
  • CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, DRUG, DEVICE and COSMETIC ACT - SCHEDULE I CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES Act of Jun
    CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, DRUG, DEVICE AND COSMETIC ACT - SCHEDULE I CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES Act of Jun. 23, 2011, P.L. 36, No. 7 Cl. 35 Session of 2011 No. 2011-7 SB 1006 AN ACT Amending the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64), entitled "An act relating to the manufacture, sale and possession of controlled substances, other drugs, devices and cosmetics; conferring powers on the courts and the secretary and Department of Health, and a newly created Pennsylvania Drug, Device and Cosmetic Board; establishing schedules of controlled substances; providing penalties; requiring registration of persons engaged in the drug trade and for the revocation or suspension of certain licenses and registrations; and repealing an act," further providing for Schedule I controlled substances. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. Section 4(1) of the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64), known as The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, amended November 24, 1999 (P.L.894, No.55), is amended to read: Section 4. Schedules of Controlled Substances.--The following schedules include the controlled substances listed or to be listed by whatever official name, common or usual name, chemical name, or trade name designated. (1) Schedule I--In determining that a substance comes within this schedule, the secretary shall find: a high potential for abuse, no currently accepted medical use in the United States, and a lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision. The following controlled substances are included in this schedule: (i) Any of the following opiates, including their isomers, esters, ethers, salts, and salts of isomers, esters, and ethers, unless specifically excepted, whenever the existence of such isomers, esters, ethers and salts is possible within the specific chemical designation: 1.
    [Show full text]
  • Pharmacy and Poisons (Third and Fourth Schedule Amendment) Order 2017
    Q UO N T FA R U T A F E BERMUDA PHARMACY AND POISONS (THIRD AND FOURTH SCHEDULE AMENDMENT) ORDER 2017 BR 111 / 2017 The Minister responsible for health, in exercise of the power conferred by section 48A(1) of the Pharmacy and Poisons Act 1979, makes the following Order: Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Pharmacy and Poisons (Third and Fourth Schedule Amendment) Order 2017. Repeals and replaces the Third and Fourth Schedule of the Pharmacy and Poisons Act 1979 2 The Third and Fourth Schedules to the Pharmacy and Poisons Act 1979 are repealed and replaced with— “THIRD SCHEDULE (Sections 25(6); 27(1))) DRUGS OBTAINABLE ONLY ON PRESCRIPTION EXCEPT WHERE SPECIFIED IN THE FOURTH SCHEDULE (PART I AND PART II) Note: The following annotations used in this Schedule have the following meanings: md (maximum dose) i.e. the maximum quantity of the substance contained in the amount of a medicinal product which is recommended to be taken or administered at any one time. 1 PHARMACY AND POISONS (THIRD AND FOURTH SCHEDULE AMENDMENT) ORDER 2017 mdd (maximum daily dose) i.e. the maximum quantity of the substance that is contained in the amount of a medicinal product which is recommended to be taken or administered in any period of 24 hours. mg milligram ms (maximum strength) i.e. either or, if so specified, both of the following: (a) the maximum quantity of the substance by weight or volume that is contained in the dosage unit of a medicinal product; or (b) the maximum percentage of the substance contained in a medicinal product calculated in terms of w/w, w/v, v/w, or v/v, as appropriate.
    [Show full text]
  • Opioid Receptorsreceptors
    OPIOIDOPIOID RECEPTORSRECEPTORS defined or “classical” types of opioid receptor µ,dk and . Alistair Corbett, Sandy McKnight and Graeme Genes encoding for these receptors have been cloned.5, Henderson 6,7,8 More recently, cDNA encoding an “orphan” receptor Dr Alistair Corbett is Lecturer in the School of was identified which has a high degree of homology to Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Glasgow the “classical” opioid receptors; on structural grounds Caledonian University, Cowcaddens Road, this receptor is an opioid receptor and has been named Glasgow G4 0BA, UK. ORL (opioid receptor-like).9 As would be predicted from 1 Dr Sandy McKnight is Associate Director, Parke- their known abilities to couple through pertussis toxin- Davis Neuroscience Research Centre, sensitive G-proteins, all of the cloned opioid receptors Cambridge University Forvie Site, Robinson possess the same general structure of an extracellular Way, Cambridge CB2 2QB, UK. N-terminal region, seven transmembrane domains and Professor Graeme Henderson is Professor of intracellular C-terminal tail structure. There is Pharmacology and Head of Department, pharmacological evidence for subtypes of each Department of Pharmacology, School of Medical receptor and other types of novel, less well- Sciences, University of Bristol, University Walk, characterised opioid receptors,eliz , , , , have also been Bristol BS8 1TD, UK. postulated. Thes -receptor, however, is no longer regarded as an opioid receptor. Introduction Receptor Subtypes Preparations of the opium poppy papaver somniferum m-Receptor subtypes have been used for many hundreds of years to relieve The MOR-1 gene, encoding for one form of them - pain. In 1803, Sertürner isolated a crystalline sample of receptor, shows approximately 50-70% homology to the main constituent alkaloid, morphine, which was later shown to be almost entirely responsible for the the genes encoding for thedk -(DOR-1), -(KOR-1) and orphan (ORL ) receptors.
    [Show full text]
  • Problems of Drug Dependence 1980 Proceedings of the 42Nd Annual Scientific Meeting the Committee on Problems of Drug Dependence
    National Institute on Drug Abuse MONOGRAPH SERIES Problems of Drug Dependence 1980 Proceedings of the 42nd Annual Scientific Meeting The Committee on Problems of Drug Dependence, Inc. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES • Public Health Service • Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration Problems of Drug Dependence, 1980 Proceedings of the 42nd Annual Scientific Meeting, The Committee on Problems of Drug Dependence, Inc. Editor: Louis S. Harris, Ph.D. NIDA Research Monograph 34 February 1981 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Public Health Service Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration National Institute on Drug Abuse Division of Research 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, Maryland 20857 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Washington, D.C. 20402 The NIDA Research Monograph series is prepared by the Division of Research of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Its primary objective is to provide critical reviews of research problem areas and techniques, the content of state-of-the-art conferences, integrative research reviews and significant original research. Its dual publication emphasis is rapid and targeted dissemination to the scientific and professional community. Editorial Advisory Board Avram Goldstein, M.D. Addiction Research Foundation Palo Alto, California Jerome Jaffe, M.D. College of Physicians and Surgeons Columbia University, New York Reese T. Jones, M.D. Langley Porter Neuropsychiatric Institute University of California San Francisco, California William McGlothlin, Ph.D. Deportment of Psychology, UCLA Los Angeles, California Jack Mendelson, M.D. Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research Center Harvard Medical School McLean Hospital Belmont, Massachusetts Helen Nowlis, Ph.D. Office of Drug Education, DHHS Washington, D.C Lee Robins, Ph.D.
    [Show full text]
  • Quality Issues in Caring for Older People
    Doctoral Thesis - Tesis Doctoral Quality issues in caring for older people: • Appropriateness of transition from long-term care facilities to acute hospital care • Potentially inappropriate medication: development of a European list Anna Renom Guiteras Prof. Gabriele Meyer Prof. Ramón Miralles Basseda Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Halle (Saale) & Barcelona, Catalonia University of Witten/Herdecke Spain Witten Germany Programa de doctorat en Medicina Departament de Medicina, Facultat de Medicina Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Barcelona, 2015 13 Contents 15 1. Introduction • Research context • Background of the research topics • Pesetaio of the ailes 23 2. Summary and discussion of the results 31 3. Conclusions 37 4. References 47 5. Articles • Article 1: Renom-Guiteras A, Uhrenfeldt L, Meyer G, Mann E. Assessment tools for determining appropriateness of admission to acute care of persons transferred from long-term care facilities: a systematic review. BMC Geriatr. 2014;14:80 • Article 2: Renom-Guiteras A, Meyer G, Thürmann PA. The EU(7)-PIM list: a list of potentially inappropriate medications for older people consented by experts from seven European countries. Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 2015;71(7):861-75 77 6. Annexes • Annex 1.1 (article 1) - Additional file 1: Studies dealing with assessment tools for determining appropriateness of hospital admissions among residents of LTC facilities. • Annex 1.2 (article 1) - Additional file 2: Characteristics of the assessment tools for determining appropriateness of hospital admissions among residents of LTC facilities. • Annex 2.1 (article 2) - Appendix 1: Complete EU(7)-PIM list • Annex 2.2 (article 2) - Appendix 2: Questionable Potentially Inappropriate Medications (Questionable PIM): results of the Delphi survey.
    [Show full text]
  • Misuse and Abuse of Opioid Analgesics – the Role of the Internet
    Misuse and Abuse of Opioid Analgesics – the Role of the Internet H. Siemann, J. Schnell, N. Scherbaum LVR Hospital Essen, Clinic for Dependent Behavior and Addiction Medicine University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany Misuse and Abuse of Opioid Analgesics – the Role of the Internet 09/18/2009 Opioid Analgesics • Prescription Drugs – Tramadol, Tilidine, Codeine, Loperamide – Easy to prescribe • Schedule III Drugs according to the German Narcotics Act (BtmG) – Morphine, Methadone, Fentanyl, Buprenorphine, Oxycodone – Special conditions to be fulfilled for a valid presciption Holger Siemann ([email protected]) 2 Misuse and Abuse of Opioid Analgesics – the Role of the Internet 09/18/2009 Prescription Rate Holger Siemann ([email protected]) 3 Misuse and Abuse of Opioid Analgesics – the Role of the Internet 09/18/2009 Non-Scheduled Opioids • Tramadol – Pain management (post-surgery treatment, injury treatment) • Tilidine + Naloxone (Valoron N®) – Higher analgesic potency – Prevention of parenteral drug abuse by combination with the µ-receptor antagonist Naloxone Holger Siemann ([email protected]) 4 Misuse and Abuse of Opioid Analgesics – the Role of the Internet 09/18/2009 Aim of the Study • To assess the role of the internet regarding the abuse of prescription opioids – Role as a trading platform – Role as an information system Holger Siemann ([email protected]) 5 Misuse and Abuse of Opioid Analgesics – the Role of the Internet 09/18/2009 Methods • Analysis of the first 50 websites provided by the leading search engine Google for
    [Show full text]