World Drug Day - 26 June

“Share Facts On Drugs, Save Lives”. The International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, or World Drug Day, is marked on 26 June every year, to ... 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InternationalDayagainstDrugAbuseandIllicitTrafficking PreviousNext 2021THEME“ShareFactsOnDrugs,SaveLives” TheInternationalDayagainstDrugAbuseandIllicitTrafficking, orWorldDrugDay,ismarkedon26Juneeveryyear,tostrengthenactionandcooperationinachievingthegoalofaworld freeofdrugabuse. Andeachyear,individualslikeyourself,entirecommunities,andvariousorganizationsallovertheworldjoininonthis globalobservance,toraiseawarenessofthemajorproblemthatillicitdrugsrepresentforsociety. Together,wecantackletheworlddrugproblem!   WhatCanYouDo? Allyouhavetodois#ShareFactsOnDrugs tohelp#SaveLives. Doyourpartandcombatmisinformationbysharingtherealfactsondrugs—fromhealthrisksandsolutionstotacklethe worlddrugproblem,toevidence-basedprevention,treatment,andcare. 1)   Knowthefacts 2)   Onlyshareinformationfromverifiedsources,likeUNODC Andyoucanstartnow.GetengagedbysharingtherightfactsondrugsrightfromourTwitter andFacebookchannels. Youcanalsoaccessandshareoursocialmediaresources andsupportusinpromotingthefactsondrugs.   WhatUNODCDoes Everyyear,UNODCissuestheWorldDrugReport,fullofkeystatistics andfactualdataobtainedthroughofficialsources,ascience-basedapproachandresearch. UNODCcontinuestoprovidefactsandpracticalsolutionstoaddressthecurrentworlddrugproblem,andremainscommitted toattainingavisionofhealthforallbasedonscience. COVID-19hasbroughtunprecedentedpublicawarenessonhealth,protectivemeasuresforstayinghealthy,andmostimportantly, andon protectingeachother.Agrowingsenseofglobalcommunityandsolidaritycontinuestoemerge,asdoestheneedto ensurehealthcareforall. WorldDrugDayisadaytoshareresearchfindings,evidence-baseddataandlife-savingfacts,andtocontinue tappingintoasharedspiritofsolidarity. UNODCinviteseveryonetodotheirpart,bytakingafirmstanceagainstmisinformationandunreliablesources;whilecommitting tosharingonlytherealscience-backeddataondrugsandsavelives.   Byworkingtogether,wecantackletheworlddrugproblem. GETSOCIAL UNODCINACTION MULTIMEDIA UNODCEXECUTIVEDIRECTOR'SMESSAGE BACKGROUND UnitedNationsOfficeonDrugsandCrimeHomeContactsFraudAlertLegalNotice