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Record Nr.

UNISA996217305103316

Titolo

WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence [[electronic resource] ] : thirty-third report

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Geneva, : World Health Organization, 2003

ISBN

1-280-01137-8

9786610011377

0-585-49272-7

92-4-068153-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (31 p.)

Collana

WHO technical report series ; ; 915

Disciplina

362.29

Soggetti

Substance abuse

Drug abuse

Designer drugs

Stereoisomers

Ephedrine

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

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;

Sommario/riassunto

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