Mario Draghi s Opiate of the Markets

Religion is the opiate of the masses.

This was also true for non opiate sedatives.

Proliferation of the sources of opiate raw materials had the potential to disturb the delicate balance between supply of and demand for opiate raw materials.

Codeine consumption continues to account for the bulk of opiate consumption.

Most of the countries reporting opiate abuse also reported a steadily increasing trend.

9. Most of the countries reporting opiate abuse also reported a steadily increasing trend.

55. Australia is the only country in the region that reported abuse of opiate type drugs.

38. Prescription of heroin to opiate addicts has been allowed in the United Kingdom since the 1920s.

(f) To continue to contribute to the maintenance of a balance between the licit supply of and demand for opiate raw materials used for medical and scientific purposes and to cooperate in preventing the proliferation of sources of production of opiate raw materials

(f) To continue to contribute to the maintenance of a balance between the licit supply of and demand for opiate raw materials used for medical and scientific purposes and to cooperate in preventing the proliferation of sources of production of opiate raw materials

(f) To continue to contribute to the maintenance of a balance between the licit supply of and demand for opiate raw materials used for medical and scientific purposes and to cooperate in preventing the proliferation of sources of production of opiate raw materials

In Asia, for instance, opiate addiction accounts for 67 per cent of the demand for drug abuse treatment.

High rates of opiate abuse have been reported by all regions of the world except for the Caribbean.

The illicit consumption of opiate type drugs reported in Africa includes heroin, opium, morphine and synthetic narcotic analgesics.

Opiate abuse may mask underlying medical problems such as inflammation and infections because of the analgesic effect of the drugs.

8. Opiate type drugs were the second most frequently reported drugs of abuse, with 69 countries reporting 1.2 million abusers.

20. Almost all the countries reporting injecting drug use also reported injection of opiate type drugs (118 out of 121).

It may thus be that the rise in non injecting practices actually reflects the rising trend in opiate abuse worldwide.

Opiate seizures appear high in 1993, owing to large amounts reported seized in the Islamic Republic of Iran and in Turkey.

58. Opiate type drug abuse is growing in almost all regions of the world, particularly in Europe and in North America.

In Italy, experimental use of injectable morphine for treatment of opiate addicts was authorized during the period from 1980 to 1985.

Opiate type drugs provide relief of pain, calm nerves, may reduce hunger pain and reduce nausea and vomiting, and may produce euphoria.

Increased illicit consumption of opiate type drugs was reported in Burkina Faso, Chad, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria and South Africa.

(b) In arranging informal meetings, during sessions of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, with the main States importing and producing opiate raw materials

(b) In arranging informal meetings during sessions of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs with the main States importing and producing opiate raw materials

An increase in the abuse of opiate type drugs was reported by Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico and the United States.

Countries reporting high annual prevalence of opiate abuse are the United States (1.8 per cent), Brazil and Bolivia (just under 1 per cent).

The increase is particularly evident with regard to opiate type drugs and sedatives, even though the prevalence figures for the latter are comparatively low.

It seems that opiates and non opiate sedatives are the two major types of drugs abused in the region, followed by cannabis and cocaine.

30. The Board continued its practice of organizing informal meetings with representatives of major producers and importers of opiate raw materials during the fortieth session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs. Participants discussed the most feasible approach to achieving a lasting balance between supply of and demand for opiate raw materials for medical and scientific purposes.

Serious opiate dependency, particularly heroin (in Australia, persons diagnosed as opioid dependent should be assessed by an approved methadone prescriber to be appropriate for treatment).

Participants discussed the most feasible approach to achieving a lasting balance between supply of and demand for opiate raw materials used for medical and scientific purposes.

Other alternative treatments have been tried, such as the use of drugs that have the power to reverse opiate effects, the antagonists, such as naloxone and naltrexone.

7. Opiate type drugs, according to the annual reports questionnaire classification, include opium, heroin, morphine, other opiates and synthetic narcotic analgesics, including pethidine, meperidine, methadone and fentanyl.

(a) In urging the Governments concerned to adjust global production of opiate raw materials to a level corresponding to the actual licit needs and to avoid any proliferation of production

27. According to information furnished to the International Narcotics Control Board, in 1996, the global production of opiate raw materials was only slightly higher than the amount of opiates consumed.

Urges all Governments to continue to contribute to maintaining a balance between the licit supply of and demand for opiate raw materials used for medical and scientific purposes, the achievement of which would be facilitated by maintaining, insofar as their constitutional and legal systems permit, support to the traditional and established supplier countries, and to cooperate in preventing the proliferation of sources of production of opiate raw materials

Urges all Governments to continue to contribute to maintaining a balance between the licit supply of and demand for opiate raw materials used for medical and scientific purposes, the achievement of which would be facilitated by maintaining, insofar as their constitutional and legal systems permit, support to the traditional and established supplier countries, and to cooperate in preventing the proliferation of sources of production of opiate raw materials

28. The Board continued its practice of organizing informal meetings with representatives of major producers and importers of opiate raw materials during the forty first session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs.

It should be noted, however, that even though the number of reporting countries was comparatively high, several major opiate consumption countries did not provide any estimates of the number of abusers in their countries.

This trend is especially notable among people seeking treatment for opiate abuse during 1995 more young people in the age group 15 19 entered treatment than during the whole three year period of 1992 1994.

(b) In convening meetings during sessions of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs to enable the main States importing and producing opiate raw materials to discuss maintaining a balance between licit demand for and supply of opiates

Considering that opiate raw materials and opiates derived therefrom are not just ordinary commodities that can be subjected to the operation of market forces, and that, therefore, market economy considerations alone should not determine the cultivation of opium poppy,

Considering that opiate raw materials and opiates derived from them are not ordinary commodities that can be subjected to the operation of market forces, and that, therefore, market economy considerations alone should not determine the cultivation of opium poppy,