VIENNA, Austria – March 2018: At its 61st regular session from 12 to 16 March 2018, the Commission on Narcotic Drugs decided to place twelve susbtances under international control. Following recommendations by the WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence, twelve substances were added to the relevant schedules of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961 as amended by the 1972 Protocol and the Convention on Psychotropic Substances of 1971.
Added to the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961, as amended by the 1972 Protocol
- Ocfentanil - Schedule I
- Furanylfentanyl (Fu-F) - Schedule I
- Acryloylfentanyl (Acrylfentanyl) - Schedule I
- 4-fluoroisobutyrfentanyl (para-Fluoroisobutyrfentanyl, 4-FIBF, pFIBF) - Schedule I
- Tetrahydrofuranylfentanyl (THF-F) - Schedule I
- Carfentanil - Schedule I and Schedule IV
Added to the Convention on Psychotropic Substances of 1971
- 4-fluoramphetamine (4-FA) - Schedule II
- AB-PINACA - Schedule II
- AB-CHMINACA - Schedule II
- 5F-PB-22 - Schedule II
- UR-144 - Schedule II
- 5F-MDMB-PINACA (5F-ADB) - Schedule II
For further information please see:
EWA news clip on substances recommended for scheduling by the WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence
https://www.unodc.org/LSS/Announcement/Details/545d1760-ddfa-427e-b7ad-3cf7e67e91d1
Detailed information on the thirty-eighth meeting, substance evaluation and previous committees of the WHO ECDD
http://www.who.int/medicines/access/controlled-substances/ecdd/en/