https://www.who.int/health-topics/drugs-psychoactive
Feb 9, 2025 · The use of psychoactive drugs without medical supervision is associated with significant health risks and can lead to the development of drug use disorders. Drug use
https://www.who.int/our-work/access-to-medicines-and-health-products/who-drug-information
About WHO Drug Information WHO Drug Information is a quarterly journal providing an overview of topics relating to medicines development and regulation which is targeted to a wide
https://www.who.int/teams/mental-health-and-substance-use/alcohol-drugs-and-addictive-behaviours/drugs-psychoactive
Jan 1, 2015 · The Unit works globally to improve health and well-being of populations by articulating, promoting, supporting and monitoring evidence-informed policies, strategies
https://www.who.int/health-topics/medicines
Jan 13, 2026 · Access to appropriate medications is shown to have substantial impacts on community health and the related economic indicators. Quality-assured, safe and effective
https://www.who.int/teams/global-programme-on-tuberculosis-and-lung-health/tb-reports/global-tuberculosis-report-2024/tb-disease-burden/1-3-drug-resistant-tb
Other patterns of drug resistance There were an estimated 1.4 million incident cases (95% UI: 0.62–2.1 million) of isoniazid-resistant TB in 2023, including people with both rifa
https://www.who.int/news/item/15-04-2025-who-announces-landmark-changes-in-treatment-of-drug-resistant-tuberculosis
Apr 15, 2025 · The World Health Organization (WHO) today released its Consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis (TB)- Module 4: treatment and care, consolidating all previous guidel
https://www.who.int/tools/atc-ddd-toolkit/atc-classification
In the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) classification system, the active substances are divided into different groups according to the organ or system on which they act and t
https://www.who.int/initiatives/joint-unodc-who-programme-on-drug-dependence-treatment-and-care
Dec 7, 2018 · The Joint UNODC-WHO Programme on Drug Dependence Treatment and Care is a collaboration between UNODC and WHO to support the development of comprehensive, integrated
https://www.who.int/groups/ecdd
Apr 8, 2018 · 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 an
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/opioid-overdose/
Aug 29, 2025 · The term “opioids” includes compounds that are extracted from the poppy seed as well as semisynthetic and synthetic compounds that can interact with opioid rece