WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence : thirty-third report.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

World Health Organization, Corporate Author.

Series:

Technical report series (World Heald Organization) ; 915.

WHO technical report series ; 915

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Substance abuse.

Drug abuse.

Designer drugs.

Stereoisomers.

Ephedrine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (31 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Geneva : World Health Organization, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This report presents the recommendations of a WHO Expert Committee responsible for reviewing information on dependence-producing drugs to assess the need for their international control. The first part of the report contains a summary of the Committee's evaluations of seven substances (dronabinol, oripavine, buprenorphine, butorphanol, ketamine, khat and zopiclone). The report also discusses the substances that were pre-reviewed (gamma-hydroxybutyric acid and tramadol) and recommended gamma-hydroxybutyric acid for critical review at a future meeting. Two substances (gamma-butyrolactone and 1,4

Contents:

Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. Scheduling criteria; 3. Critical review of psychoactive substances; 4. Pre-review of psychoactive substances; 5. Terminology used in reporting abuse-related adverse drug reactions; 6. Other matters; Acknowledgements; References; Annex Terminology used in reporting abuse-related adverse drug reactions; References;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-280-01137-8

9786610011377

0-585-49272-7

92-4-068153-1

OCLC:

191039474