Demand for and supply of opiates for medical and scientific needs

Demand for and supply of opiates for medical and scientific needs

Urges all Governments to continue contributing to the maintenance of a balance between the illicit supply of and demand for opiates for medical and scientific needs; urges Governments of all producing countries to adhere strictly to the provisions of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961, and to take effective measures to prevent illicit production or diversion of opiate raw materials to illicit channels; urges consumer countries to assess their needs for opiates realistically, and to communicate those needs to the International Narcotics Control Board, in order to ensure easy supply; commends the Board for its efforts in urging the Governments concerned to adjust global production of opiate raw materials to a level corresponding to actual licit needs.

Adopted without vote, 36th plenary meeting

In: Resolutions and decisions of the Economic and Social Council, organizational session for 1997, New York, 23 Jan. and 4-7 Feb. 1997; resumed organizational session for 1997, New York, 1 and 2 May 1997; substantive session of 1997, Geneva, 30 June-25 July 1997; resumed substantive session of 1997, New York, 8 Oct. and 16 and 18 Dec. 1997 - E/1997/97 - p. 101 - (ESCOR, 1997, Suppl. no. 1).