West Africa is witnessing a rapid shift from plant-based drugs to synthetic substances, including the non-medical use of tramadol, as well as fentanyl and emerging drug mixtures that remain difficult to identify and analyse. This evolving landscape is having a particularly significant impact on young people.
ISSUP Côte d’Ivoire, hosted by the Comité Interministériel de Lutte Anti-Drogue (CILAD) participated in the First Regional Consultation Meeting on Synthetic Drugs in West Africa, held at the Vienna International Centre from 27–28 November 2025.
The ICD, a government agency under the supervision of the Ministry in charge of Security, serves as the national coordinator for drug use reduction and is the institutional host of ISSUP Côte d’Ivoire.
