Resolution 58/7. Strengthening cooperation with the scientific community, including academia, and promoting scientific research in drug demand and supply reduction policies in order to find effective solutions to various aspects of the world drug problem

Taking into account that Member States develop various practical approaches addressing the world drug problem within the framework of the three international drug control conventions, and stressing the need to scientifically assess their effectiveness in achieving their goals, in particular in ensuring access to narcotic drugs for the relief of pain and suffering, while preventing their diversion or abuse,…

2. Takes note of the International Standards on Drug Use Prevention, prepared by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime,50 which constitute an important tool summarizing the scientific literature currently available and serving as a practical guide for policymakers worldwide, and invites the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime to consider the further development of practical scientific evidence-based guidelines, for example on treatment, that may include appropriate measures to reduce significantly the misuse of internationally controlled drugs and psychotropic substances, while promoting their adequate availability for medical, scientific and industrial purposes;