WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence

The WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD) is a committee within the World Health Organization (WHO) that consists of a chosen group of independent experts within the field of pharmacology. This committee meets once a year in order to evaluate the effects of psychotic substances towards the public and the properties that cause the addictions, and considering the possible medical or therapeutic benefits and applications.

Committee members
The committee is composed of different specialists (the number can vary) who are experts within the field of drugs and medicines. This list is updated alongside the 2023 46th ECDD Committee Member List:


 * Prof. Patrick Beardsley
 * Dr. Wim Best
 * Dr. Sandra Comer
 * Dr. Ifeoma Toyin Ekwere
 * Dr. Simon Elliott
 * Prof. Raka Jain
 * Dr Pamela Kaduri
 * Dr. Junichi Kitanaka
 * Dr. Antonio Pascale Prieto
 * Dr. Afarin Rahimi-Movaghar
 * Prof. Jason White
 * Suti Nudmamud Thanoi

Meetings
Due to the large amounts of meetings in the ECDD, this list will only go as far to the 45th Committee Meeting.

46th Expert Committee on Drug Dependence Meeting was held on 16th October 2023, and reviewed 8 different drugs, such as: Benzodiazepines such as Bromazolam and Flubromazepam, Novel synthetic opioids such as Butonitazene, Cathinones/stimulants such as 3-CMC and Dipentylone, Dissociative-type substances such as 2-fluorodeschloroketamine as well as medicines such as Nitrous Oxide (medication) and Carisoprodol.

45th Expert Committee on Drug Dependence Meeting 45th Expert Committee on Drug Dependence Meeting was held on the 10th of October 2022, and reviewed 9 different drugs such as: Cannabinoids such as ADB-BUTINACA, Benzodiazepines such as Adinazolam and Bromazolam, syntetic opioids such as Protonitazene, Etodesnitazene, N-pyrrolidino etonitazene) and 2-Methyl-AP-237, Stimulants such as: alpha-PiHP and 3-Methylmethcathinone (3-MMC) and medicines such as Zopiclone.

Substances under watchlist
The ECDD currently have 25 drugs under their watchlist as of 2023, split into 7 different cateogories:

Amphetamine-type stimulants:


 * 5-APB
 * 5-MAPB
 * 2-DPMP
 * MDAI

Benzodiazepines:


 * Adinazolam
 * Bromazolam

Synthetic Cannabinoid Receptor Agonists:


 * 4F-MDMB-BICA
 * APINACA
 * RCS-4
 * JWH-250
 * JWH-073

Synthetic cathinones:


 * 4-Fluoromethcathinone
 * Benzylone

Opioids:


 * Para-methoxybutyryl fentanyl
 * Parafluorofuranylfentanyl
 * Kratom / mitragynine / 7-Hydroxymitragynine

Tryptamines:


 * Alpha-methyltryptamine

Psychoactive Medicines:


 * Gabapentin
 * Ketamine
 * Phenibut
 * Pregabalin
 * Tapentadol
 * Tramadol
 * Zaleplon
 * Zopiclone