Resumen de The activities of the Narcotics Laboratory Section of the Division of Narcotic Drugs in supporting national laboratories

• Since the establishment of the Narcotics Laboratory Section of the Division of Narcotic Drugs of the United Nations Secretariat in 1954, in accordance with resolution 834 (IX) of the United Nations General Assembly, the activities of the Narcotics Laboratory Section have developed according to the recommendations of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs. The Narcotics Laboratory Section carried out research on opium, cannabis, khat and codeine.

  The current programme of the Laboratory Section includes the following activities:

  1.Providing training in drug identification techniques to scientists, primarily from developing countries, and developing training standards;

  2.Strengthening national narcotics laboratories in developing countries, including the procurement of basic laboratory equipment;

  3.Developing standard testing methods applicable in developing countries;

  4.Providing reference samples for analytical and research purposes;

  5.Providing scientific and technical information on drugs of abuse;

  6.Collaborating with national narcotics laboratories.