Supply control

Reducing the availability of illegal substances through law enforcement and regulation.

The Rapidly Changing Composition of the World's Drug Supply and Its Effects on High-Risk for COVID-19

ISSUP Webinar

2 July 2020

The second of two presentations by Thom Browne Jr. covering illicit drugs and adulterants that place users at risk for COVID-19.

The Rapidly Changing Composition of the World's Drug Supply and Its Effects on High-Risk for COVID-19

2 July 2020

Arizona

United States

The second of two presentations by Thom Browne Jr. (MA Criminal Justice, CEO of Colombo Plan) on the emerging and rapidly-changing properties of illicit drugs and their cutting agents that put substance users worldwide at high-risk for near- and long-term chronic health problems, overdose (fatal & non-fatal), and increased vulnerability to both the acquisition of viruses like COVID-19 and more severe complications from the virus.

The Rapidly Changing Composition of the World's Drug Supply and Its Effects on High-Risk for COVID-19

26 June 2020

Arizona

United States

The first of two presentations by Thom Browne Jr. (MA Criminal Justice, CEO of Colombo Plan) on the emerging and rapidly-changing properties of illicit drugs and their cutting agents that put substance users worldwide at high-risk for near- and long-term chronic health problems, overdose (fatal & non-fatal), and increased vulnerability to both the acquisition of viruses like COVID-19 and more severe complications from the virus.

UN Issues Warning after Myanmar Raids Net Record Breaking Fentanyl Seizures

News

The discovery of a large seizure of fentanyl in Myanmar indicates that the country may be a new transit route for the powerful synthetic opioid, fentanyl.

Moroccan Smugglers Embark on Long New Route to Ship Drugs to Europe

News

Given the COVID-19 pandemic, many trafficking routes have been closed to Moroccan drug traffickers. This has led them to find new complex routes to traffic cannabis into Europe.

Adulterants, Contaminants and Co-occurring Substances in Drugs on the Illegal Market in Canada: An Analysis of Data from Drug Seizures, Drug Checking and Urine Toxicology

Book

Source: Payer, D.E., Young, M.M., Maloney-Hall, B., Mill, C., Leclerc, P., Buxton, J., the Canadian Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use, & the National Drug Checking Working Group. (2020). Adulterants, contaminants and co-occurring...

Contemporary Asian Drug Policy: Insights and Opportunities for Change

Book

This report aims to help inform policymakers and the public by describing the illicit drug situation for selected Association of Southeast Asian Nations + 3 countries (China, Japan, and South Korea).

Five-Year Global Plan of Action to Combat Emerging Synthetic Drug Threats

Book

1 May 2019

To deter and disrupt production and trafficking of illicit synthetic drugs into the United States, the Department of State has developed a new strategy that will attack this new business model of illicit international drug supply chains at...

Five-Year Global Plan of Action to Combat Emerging Synthetic Drug Threats

UNODC Global eLearning

Video and audio recordings

18 October 2018

UNODCs online eLearning courses deliver trainings to a community of over 50,000 Member State officials on international security threats such as transnational organized crime, terrorism, illicit drugs, trafficking in persons and smuggling...

The Key Drivers of Alcohol Supply and Demand

Scientific article

29 October 2018

Alcohol outlets will open to sell alcohol and meet market demand. The supply and demand are linked so that greater supply will induce yet greater demand. Analysis of neighbourhood structure is important so as to help shape public health...