Narcotic and psychotropic drugs: Achieving balance in national opioids control: Guidelines for assessment (WHO/EDM, 2000, 41 p.)

Narcotic and psychotropic drugs: Achieving balance in national opioids control: Guidelines for assessment (WHO/EDM, 2000, 41 p.)

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		EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
		SECTION I - PURPOSE AND AUDIENCE
		SECTION II - INADEQUATE PAIN RELIEF
		SECTION III - MEDICAL NEED FOR OPIOID ANALGESICS
		SECTION IV - THE INADEQUATE AVAILABILITY OF OPIOIDS
		SECTION V - IMPEDIMENTS TO OPIOID AVAILABILITY
		SECTION VI - THE IMPERATIVE TO EVALUATE NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY
		SECTION VII - METHOD FOR PREPARING THE GUIDELINES
		SECTION VIII - USING THE GUIDELINES
		SECTION IX - THE GUIDELINES
		SECTION X - SELF-ASSESSMENT CHECKLIST
		ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
		REFERENCES
		ANNEX 1 - USE OF TERMS IN THIS DOCUMENT
		ANNEX 2 - ORDERING INFORMATION FOR KEY RESOURCES
		ANNEX 3 - SUMMARY OF THE GUIDELINES
		ANNEX 4 - GLOBAL CONSUMPTION OF PRINCIPAL NARCOTIC DRUGS