International Narcotics Control Board Archives

Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis: Updates from Washington and Vienna

THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 26, 2017 PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP IS TAKING ACTION ON DRUG ADDICTION AND THE OPIOID CRISIS “The best way to prevent drug addiction and overdose is to prevent people from abusing drugs in the first place. If they don’t start, they ...

By U.S. Mission UNVIE | 30 October, 2017 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Statements | Tags: INCB, International Narcotics Control Board, United Nations office on Drugs and Crime, UNODC

Remarks on the World Drug Problem

Remarks for the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) Special Segment on the UN General Assembly Special Session on the World Drug Problem, Ambassador Laura S.H. Holgate, U.S. Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna, Vienna International Centre, Vienna, Austria, November 30, 2016. Thank you, Chair. Seven months ago, the international community gathered at ...

By U.S. Mission UNVIE | 30 November, 2016 | Topics: Ambassador, News, Statements | Tags: CND, Commission on Narcotic Drugs, Drugs, INCB, International Narcotics Control Board, Narcotics, UN General Assembly Special Session on the World Drug Problem, UNGASS