This report was compiled on the basis of contributions received from different rapporteurs and contains detailed descriptions of the discussions as understood by each rapporteur and recommendations of the sessions.
Each issue of the Update contains regional overviews and a special coverage and thematic segments. The special segment of the current issue concerns South Asia, a region which has traditionally been associated with opiates, not synthetic drugs.
This report, produced by the SPMU, provided the overview of the topics discussed at the online workshop, that took place on 13-24 October 2008 in POLIS, as well as recommendations by the participants.