Expert Committee on Drug Dependence
ECDD is a scientific advisory body to WHO that consists of an independent group of experts in the field of drugs and medicines and drug dependence liability.
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ECDD information repository
The ECDD Information Repository is an open access database containing publications and information on psychoactive substances reviewed by the WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD).
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A substance can be placed on WHO ECDDs Surveillance List to enable the ongoing monitoring of data relating to a new psychoactive substance (NPS) that has the potential to cause public health harm.
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The Forty-seventh Meeting of the World Health Organization (WHO)’s Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD) was convened from 14 to 18 October 2024 and...
The Forty-sixth Meeting of the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD) was convened from 16 to 19 October...
At its forty-fifth meeting, the ECDD critically reviewed nine new psychoactive substances, comprising one synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonist (ADB-BUTINACA),...
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