Web sites

1.. Country Profiles found at http://www.painpolicy.wisc.edu/internat/countrprofiles.htm
The country profiles provide information such as population data, status of adherence to the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs and the status of the Competent Authority's reporting to International Narcotics Control Board (INCB); contact information for the Competent National Authority; opioid consumption statistics; and other useful links. 
 
2 WHO Guidelines found at: http://www.painpolicy.wisc.edu/publicat/00whoabi/00whoabi.htm (also available as a link under each Country Profile page).  
These Guidelines are available in 22 different languages and can be used by governments and health professionals to assess the national opioids control policies and their administration in any country to determine if they contain the provisions, procedures and cooperation that are necessary to ensure the availability of opioid analgesics.

3. Links of Interest in Pain Medicine found at:

 http://www.painpolicy.wisc.edu/internat.htm, International Pain Policy Resources

 http://www.il-st.acad.sci.org/health/pain.html Links to American and International pain societies

 http://www.parliament.ge/files 

 http://whqlibdoc.who.int/hq/2005/a87017_eng.pdf

 http://www.who.int/topics/essential_medicines/en

 http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications /9241544821

 http://www.incb.org/pdf/e/ar/1995/suppl1en.pdf

 http://www.incb.org/incb/annual_report_2004.html

 http://www.medsch.wisc.edu/painpolicy/publicat/00whoabi/00whoabi.htm

 http://www.incb.org/incb/annual_report_2001.html

 http://www.incb.org/pdf/e/press/2004/press_release_2004-03-03_6.pdf

 http://www.euro.who.int/document/e76503.pdf

 http://www.medsch.wisc.edu/painpolicy/internat/EURO/romania/recs_roMOH.pdf

 http://www.medsch.wisc.edu/painpolicy/internat/EURO/index.htm

 http://www.ahcpr.gov