This publication contains information about the licit movement of the internationally controlled narcotic drugs included in the Schedules of the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs. This includes information on the cultivation of opiate raw materials; on the extraction of alkaloids from opium poppy straw and concentrate of poppy straw; on the manufacture of consumption utilization and stocks of opiates and opioids; and international global trade in narcotic drugs as well as in individual countries/territories. The publication also contains the estimated requirements of narcotic drugs for each country and territory.

This publication contains information about the licit movement of the internationally controlled narcotic drugs included in the Schedules of the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs. This includes information on cultivation of opiate raw materials on extraction of alkaloids from opium poppy straw and concentrate of poppy straw; on the manufacture of consumption utilization and stocks of opiates and opioids; and international global trade in narcotic drugs as well as in individual countries/territories. It also contains the estimated requirements of narcotic drugs for each country and territory.

The Technical publication on Narcotic Drugs contains information about the licit movement of the internationally controlled narcotic drugs included in the Schedules of the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs. This includes information on cultivation of opiate raw materials on extraction of alkaloids from opium poppy straw and concentrate of poppy straw; on the manufacture of consumption utilization and stocks of opiates and opioids; and international global trade in narcotic drugs as well as in individual countries/territories. The publication also contains the estimated requirements of narcotic drugs for each country and territory.

This publication contains information about the licit movement of internationally controlled narcotic drugs included in the Schedules of the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs. This includes information on cultivation of opiate raw materials on extraction of alkaloids from opium poppy straw and concentrate of poppy straw; on the manufacture of consumption utilization and stocks of opiates and opioids; international global trade in narcotic drugs as well as in individual countries/territories. It also contains the estimated requirements of narcotic drugs for each country and territory.

This publication provides analysis of recent trends and statistics for estimated requirements and actual movements of narcotic drugs. Data is provided for specific groups of drugs and countries. The technical data on narcotic drugs are published for control purposes and to meet the needs of researchers enterprises and the general public. The publication of statistical data provides information for analytical purposes inter alia on the availability and use of narcotic drugs in various countries and territories. The publication of estimates and statistics on production manufacture stocks and utilization of narcotic drugs is also intended to furnish producing and manufacturing countries with information on prospective trends. This trilingual publication is in English French and Spanish.