Issue 23 | July 25, 2011
A quick and easy way to update yourself on the latest UNODC and international drugs and crime news

UNODC News

• UNODC Executive Director visits drug treatment centre in Tehran
• Shoring up a flood of drugs - Afghan heroin enters Iran’s eastern border
• India's journey of hope: UNODC showcases inspiring initiatives to fight human trafficking
• UNODC head witnesses success of container programme in Panama
• UNODC and Panama inaugurate anti-corruption academy
• "Tree of Hope" draws attention to plight of drug abusers
• UNODC chief highlights robust counter-narcotics responses on first visit to Iran
• UNODC Executive Director and President Martinelli discuss Panama's role in curbing corruption and trafficking

Highlights

UNODC Executive Director visits drug treatment centre in Tehran

20 July 2011 - With 1.2 million drug-dependent users, the Islamic Republic of Iran has one of the most severe addiction problems in the world. Opiate addiction is equivalent to 2.26 per cent of the population aged 15-64 years. More than one fifth of them are injecting drug users. The Iranian Government has been recognised as one of the pioneering countries in the region to offer opium substitution therapies, as well as running free HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment centres for drug users.[Read More]

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Read our latest publications

• 28 June 2011 - Afghanistan Cannabis Survey 2010

Other International Drugs and Crime News

• UN News: 22 July 2011 - Animal experts at UN-backed conference are ‘concerned’ about trade in animals and skins
  Interpol: 15 July 2011 - Honduras' Minister agrees to encourage frontline INTERPOL database access in all Central American countries to enhance regional security
• OSCE: 15 July 2011 - OSCE fights against organized crime in Serbia
• Interpol: 8 July 2011 - Transnational crime targeted by police officials at INTERPOL Americas conference
• EMCDDA: - 4 July 2011 - Khat use in Europe: update and policy implications

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