The Inter-American Observatory on Drugs (OID) was created in 2000 as the
statistics, information and research branch of CICAD.
Mission
Our
mission is to help promote and build a drug information network for the
Americas that offers objective, reliable, up-to-date and comparative
information so that member states can better understand, design and
implement policies and programs to confront the drug phenomenon in all
its dimensions.
Vision
The
Observatory supports hemispheric policy and cooperation by examining the
crucial nexus of supply and demand within the hemisphere and vis-à-vis
other regions of the world. It
has the potential to serve as an early warning system on the appearance of
new drugs, new methods of using and manufacturing drugs, and changing
trafficking patterns.
Services:
The
OID provides the underpinnings for the Multilateral Evaluation Mechanism (MEM)
indicators and for national anti-drug efforts by:
- helping
countries improve the collection and analysis of drug-related data;
- promoting
the establishment of national drug observatories and the use of standardized data systems and methodologies; and
- providing
scientific and technical training for and the exchange of experiences
among professionals working on the drug problem.
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