39th meeting of the Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD - WHO)

The Thirty-ninth meeting of the Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD) will be held in Geneva, Switzerland, 6 – 10 November 2017.

At the meeting, the ECDD will review a number of psychoactive substances with potential for dependence, abuse and harm to health and make recommendations to the UN Secretary-General, on the need for and level of international control of these substances. The following substances will be reviewed:

1. Ocfentanil 2. Furanyl fentanyl (Fu-F) 3. Acryloylfentanyl (Acrylfentanyl) 4. Carfentanil 5. 4-fluoroisobutyrfentanyl (4-FIBF, pFIBF) 6. Tetrahydrofuranylfentanyl (THF-F) 7. 4-fluoroamphetamine (4-FA) 8. AB-PINACA 9. AB-CHMINACA 10. 5F-PB-22 11. UR-144 12. 5F-ADB 13. Etizolam 14. Pregabalin 15. Tramadol 16. Cannabidiol (CBD).

For more information, please do not hesitate to contact the Secretariat at: ecddsecretariat@who.int