Regional and Country-Level Drug Observatories & Surveillance Systems

Around the world, national and regional drug observatories and surveillance systems generate essential data on substance prevalence, drug markets, and policy responses. While some regions benefit from well‑established and coordinated systems, others are still developing their data infrastructure. The global landscape is therefore rich but uneven, combining highly standardised regional platforms with more fragmented national systems, all of which play a vital role in informing law enforcement responses, evidence‑based policy and practice.

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Australia and Oceania

Ministry of Health Drug Data
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Population-level substance use identification Monitoring treatment outcomes Treatment entry screening and triage	National surveillance systems Clinical and specialist treatment services	Multi-substance use Alcohol Cannabis Opioids	Nueva Zelanda

NZ Drug Foundation
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Policy and programme monitoring Population-level substance use identification Early warning and trend monitoring	Policy and programme monitoring Research and epidemiological studies Community services	Multi-substance use Cannabis Alcohol	Nueva Zelanda

Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission – Wastewater Monitoring
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Early warning and trend monitoring Population-level substance use identification	National surveillance systems Research and epidemiological studies	Stimulants Cannabis Opioids Multi-substance use	All countries in region

Pacific Islands Drug Monitoring (UNODC-supported)
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Early warning and trend monitoring Drug-related crime & justice Population-level substance use identification	National surveillance systems Criminal justice settings	Illicit drugs Cannabis	All countries in region

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Population-level substance use identification Treatment entry screening and triage Monitoring treatment outcomes	National surveillance systems Clinical and specialist treatment services General population screening	Multi-substance use Alcohol Cannabis Opioids	Australia

National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Early warning and trend monitoring Population-level substance use identification	National surveillance systems Research and epidemiological studies	Stimulants Cannabis Opioids Multi-substance use	Australia

Central Asia and the Caucuses

National Drug Control Authorities
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Drug-related crime & justice Policy and programme monitoring	Criminal justice settings Policy and programme monitoring	Illicit drugs Opioids Cannabis	Uzbekistán

Republican Scientific and Practical Center on Mental Health
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Treatment entry screening and triage Monitoring treatment outcomes Mental health and co-occurring condition screening	Clinical and specialist treatment services Research and epidemiological studies National surveillance systems	Multi-substance use Opioids Substance use linked to mental health conditions	Kazajistán

Republican Narcology Centre
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Treatment entry screening and triage Monitoring treatment outcomes	Clinical and specialist treatment services National surveillance systems	Multi-substance use Opioids	Kirguistán

East Asia

National Narcotics Control Commission
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Drug-related crime & justice Early warning and trend monitoring Population-level substance use identification	Criminal justice settings National surveillance systems Policy and programme monitoring	Illicit drugs Stimulants Cannabis Emerging psychoactive substances	Suiza

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Population-level substance use identification Treatment entry screening and triage Monitoring treatment outcomes	National surveillance systems Clinical and specialist treatment services	Multi-substance use Alcohol Opioids Prescription medications	Japón

Europe

German Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Population-level substance use identification Treatment entry screening and triage Monitoring treatment outcomes	National surveillance systems Research and epidemiological studies Clinical and specialist treatment services	Multi-substance use Alcohol Cannabis Opioids	Alemania

Spanish National Drug Observatory
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Population-level substance use identification Treatment entry screening and triage Early detection and brief intervention	National surveillance systems Clinical and specialist treatment services Community services	Multi-substance use Cannabis Alcohol	España

Office for Health Improvement & Disparities
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Monitoring treatment outcomes Population-level substance use identification Early warning and trend monitoring	National surveillance systems Clinical and specialist treatment services Policy and programme monitoring	Opioids Multi-substance use Alcohol	UK

National Department for Anti-Drug Policies
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Population-level substance use identification Policy and programme monitoring	National surveillance systems Policy and programme monitoring	Multi-substance use Cannabis Alcohol	Italia

General Directorate for Intervention on Addictive Behaviours
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Treatment entry screening and triage Monitoring treatment outcomes Policy and programme monitoring	National surveillance systems Clinical and specialist treatment services Policy and programme monitoring	Multi-substance use Alcohol Opioids	Portugal

Observatoire Français des Drogues et des Tendances Addictives
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Population-level substance use identification Early warning and trend monitoring Treatment entry screening and triage	National surveillance systems Research and epidemiological studies Clinical and specialist treatment services	Multi-substance use Cannabis Stimulants Opioids	Francia

Global

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Population-level substance use identification Early warning and trend monitoring Drug-related crime & justice	National surveillance systems Policy and programme monitoring Criminal justice settings	Illicit drugs Stimulants Emerging psychoactive substances Cannabis Opioids	Global

World Health Organization
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Population-level substance use identification Monitoring treatment outcomes Mental health and co-occurring condition screening	National surveillance systems Clinical and specialist treatment services Research and epidemiological studies	Multi-substance use Alcohol Tobacco / nicotine Opioids	Global

Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
HIV and substance-related behavioural risk Population-level substance use identification	National surveillance systems High-risk population services Policy and programme monitoring	Injection-related risk behaviours Opioids Multi-substance use	Global

International Narcotics Control Board
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Policy and programme monitoring Clinical assessment and treatment planning	Policy and programme monitoring National surveillance systems Clinical and specialist treatment services	Prescription medications Opioids Sedatives / Benzodiazepines	Global

Latin America

Brazilian Observatory on Drug Information
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Population-level substance use identification Treatment entry screening and triage Policy and programme monitoring	National surveillance systems Clinical and specialist treatment services Policy and programme monitoring	Multi-substance use Alcohol Cannabis Cocaine / Stimulants	Brasil

Observatorio de Drogas de Colombia
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Population-level substance use identification Drug-related crime & justice Treatment entry screening and triage	National surveillance systems Criminal justice settings Clinical and specialist treatment services	Cocaine / Stimulants Cannabis Multi-substance use	Colombia

SENDA Observatory
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Population-level substance use identification Youth and adolescent risk identification Early detection and brief intervention	General population screening Schools and adolescent services Community services	Alcohol Cannabis Multi-substance use	Chile

DEVIDA Observatory
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Drug-related crime & justice Population-level substance use identification Early detection and brief intervention	Criminal justice settings Community services National surveillance systems	Cocaine / Stimulants Cannabis Multi-substance use	Uruguay

Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Population-level substance use identification Policy and programme monitoring Drug-related crime & justice	National surveillance systems Policy and programme monitoring Criminal justice settings	Multi-substance use Cocaine / Stimulants Cannabis	All countries in region

North Africa and the Middle East

Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Population-level substance use identification Treatment entry screening and triage Monitoring treatment outcomes	National surveillance systems Clinical and specialist treatment services Research and epidemiological studies	Opioids Multi-substance use Prescription medications	Irán

National Rehabilitation Center
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Treatment entry screening and triage Monitoring treatment outcomes Clinical assessment and treatment planning	Clinical and specialist treatment services Research and epidemiological studies	Multi-substance use Opioids Stimulants	Emiratos Árabes Unidos

National Committee for Narcotics Control
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Drug-related crime & justice Early detection and brief intervention Policy and programme monitoring	Criminal justice settings Community services Policy and programme monitoring	Illicit drugs Stimulants Cannabis	Arabia Saudí

Public Security Directorate – Anti-Narcotics Dept
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Drug-related crime & justice Early warning and trend monitoring	Criminal justice settings National surveillance systems	Illicit drugs Stimulants Cannabis Opioids	Jordania

North America

Pan American Health Organization
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Monitoring treatment outcomes Mental health and co-occurring condition screening Population-level substance use identification	National surveillance systems Clinical and specialist treatment services Research and epidemiological studies	Multi-substance use Alcohol Opioids	All countries in region

State-level PDMPs
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Early warning and trend monitoring Policy and programme monitoring	Clinical and specialist treatment services Policy and programme monitoring	Prescription medications Opioids Sedatives / Benzodiazepines	Estados Unidos

Drug Abuse Warning Network
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Early warning and trend monitoring Monitoring treatment outcomes	Emergency departments National surveillance systems	Opioids Stimulants Multi-substance use	Estados Unidos

Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Population-level substance use identification Policy and programme monitoring Monitoring treatment outcomes	National surveillance systems Policy and programme monitoring Clinical and specialist treatment services	Multi-substance use Opioids Cannabis Alcohol	Canadá

The Canadian Drug and Substance Watch
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Monitoring treatment outcomes Population-level substance use identification Digital self-screening and surveillance	National surveillance systems Digital / mobile health platforms	Opioids Multi-substance use Injection-related risk behaviours	Canadá

Public Health Agency of Canada
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Policy and programme monitoring Population-level substance use identification Early warning and trend monitoring Clinical assessment and treatment planning	Policy and programme monitoring National surveillance systems Community services Clinical and specialist treatment services	Multi-substance use Opioids Cannabis Alcohol Prescription medications	Canadá

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Population-level substance use identification Treatment entry screening and triage Monitoring treatment outcomes	National surveillance systems Clinical and specialist treatment services	Multi-substance use Alcohol Cannabis Opioids	Estados Unidos

Statistics Canada
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Population-level substance use identification	General population screening National surveillance systems	Multi-substance use Alcohol Cannabis	Canadá

National Institute on Drug Abuse
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Population-level substance use identification Youth and adolescent risk identification Early warning and trend monitoring	Research and epidemiological studies Schools and adolescent services National surveillance systems	Multi-substance use Cannabis Stimulants Opioids	Estados Unidos

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Monitoring treatment outcomes Population-level substance use identification HIV and substance-related behavioural risk	National surveillance systems Research and epidemiological studies	Opioids Injection-related risk behaviours Multi-substance use	Estados Unidos

South Asia

National Dangerous Drugs Control Board
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Population-level substance use identification Treatment entry screening and triage Early detection and brief intervention	National surveillance systems Clinical and specialist treatment services Community services	Multi-substance use Alcohol Cannabis Opioids	Sri Lanka

National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Population-level substance use identification Treatment entry screening and triage Monitoring treatment outcomes	National surveillance systems Clinical and specialist treatment services Research and epidemiological studies	Opioids Multi-substance use Prescription medications	India

Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment Reports
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Population-level substance use identification Policy and programme monitoring	National surveillance systems Policy and programme monitoring	Multi-substance use Alcohol Cannabis Opioids	India

Anti-Narcotics Force
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Drug-related crime & justice Early warning and trend monitoring	Criminal justice settings National surveillance systems	Illicit drugs Cannabis Opioids Stimulants	Pakistán

Department of Narcotics Control
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Drug-related crime & justice Policy and programme monitoring	Criminal justice settings Policy and programme monitoring	Illicit drugs Cannabis Opioids	Bangladés

Southeast Asia

National Narcotics Board
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Population-level substance use identification Drug-related crime & justice Policy and programme monitoring	National surveillance systems Criminal justice settings Policy and programme monitoring	Multi-substance use Cannabis Stimulants	Indonesia

ASEAN Narcotics Cooperation Center
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Drug-related crime & justice Early warning and trend monitoring Policy and programme monitoring	Criminal justice settings Policy and programme monitoring National surveillance systems	Illicit drugs Stimulants Cannabis Emerging psychoactive substances	All countries in region

Dangerous Drugs Board
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Population-level substance use identification Policy and programme monitoring Drug-related crime & justice	General population screening Policy and programme monitoring Criminal justice settings	Multi-substance use Cannabis Stimulants	Filipinas

UNODC Regional Offciefor Southeast Asia and Pacific
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Early warning and trend monitoring Drug-related crime & justice Population-level substance use identification	National surveillance systems Criminal justice settings Research and epidemiological studies	Stimulants Emerging psychoactive substances Illicit drugs	All countries in region

Ministry of Public Security / Drug Control Dept
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Drug-related crime & justice Policy and programme monitoring	Criminal justice settings Policy and programme monitoring	Illicit drugs Stimulants Cannabis	Islas Vírgenes de EE. UU.

Sub-Saharan Africa

African Union Epidemiology Network (emerging)
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Population-level substance use identification Early warning and trend monitoring	National surveillance systems Research and epidemiological studies	Multi-substance use	All countries in region

South African Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Treatment entry screening and triage Monitoring treatment outcomes Early warning and trend monitoring	National surveillance systems Clinical and specialist treatment services	Multi-substance use Alcohol Cannabis Opioids Stimulants	Sudáfrica

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Initiative
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Youth and adolescent risk identification Mental health and co-occurring condition screening	Schools and adolescent services Community services Research and epidemiological studies	Substance use linked to mental health conditions	Sudáfrica

National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Population-level substance use identification Youth and adolescent risk identification Policy and programme monitoring	General population screening Schools and adolescent services Policy and programme monitoring	Alcohol Cannabis Multi-substance use	Kenia

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Drug-related crime & justice Early warning and trend monitoring	Criminal justice settings National surveillance systems	Illicit drugs Stimulants Cannabis	Nigeria

African Union Commission (AUC Drug Control Programme)
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Policy and programme monitoring Population-level substance use identification	Policy and programme monitoring National surveillance systems	Multi-substance use	All countries in region

Narcotics Control Commission
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Drug-related crime & justice Policy and programme monitoring	Criminal justice settings Policy and programme monitoring	Illicit drugs Cannabis Stimulants	Ghana

ECOWAS Drug Action Plan Monitoring
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Drug-related crime & justice Early warning and trend monitoring Policy and programme monitoring	Criminal justice settings Policy and programme monitoring	Illicit drugs Stimulants Cannabis	All countries in region

Drug Control and Enforcement Authority
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Population-level substance use identification Policy and programme monitoring	National surveillance systems Policy and programme monitoring	Multi-substance use	Tanzania

SADC (Drug Control & Health Programmes)
Accessible data	Settings	Primary Substances	Country
Policy and programme monitoring Monitoring treatment outcomes	Policy and programme monitoring National surveillance systems	Multi-substance use	All countries in region