NCJ Number
157385
Date Published
1991
Length
48 pages
Annotation
This 1991 Annual Report of the International Narcotics Control Board analyzes the drug-control situation worldwide, so that governments are kept currently aware of existing and potential situations that may endanger the objectives of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961; that Convention as amended by the 1972 Protocol; the 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances; and the 1988 United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances.
Abstract
The report draws governments' attention to gaps and weaknesses in national control and in treaty compliance. It also recommends improvements at both the national and international levels. A section on the operation of the international drug control system focuses on narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, substances often used in the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, and the demand for and supply of opiates for medical and scientific needs. An analysis of the world situation in terms of drug trafficking and drug law enforcement efforts focuses on the following continents and regions: Africa, East and Southeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, Near and Middle East, Europe, North America, and South and Central America and the Caribbean. In an overview the report concludes that despite some encouraging developments and resolute pursuit of antidrug measures by countries at the community, national, regional, bilateral, and multilateral levels, the drug abuse situation worldwide remains grim. Illicit production, trafficking, and abuse of drugs, together with attendant violence and corruption, continue to imperil public health in virtually all countries, to undermine economies, and to wreak environmental devastation.