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Diet Management Manual

PDF: Stimulants Peddled as 'Miracle Diet Pills'

Download 4 times Source: www.incb.org // Topic: Diet Management Manual File Size: 13.54 kb // Total of Page: 2 Page(s) Last download by Candlight41 Last download on: 5 months ago Share this info: Sample of page (click to enlarge) Short Desciption: large-scale dispensing of this type of "diet pill", frequently in combination ... went from promotion of amphetamines as "diet pills", increased demand for ... Content Inside: UNITED NATIONS Information Service NATIONS UNIES Service dinformation VEREINTE NATIONEN Informationsdienst For information - not an official document Zur Information - kein offizielles Dokument Pour information - document sans caractère officiel INCB ANNUAL REPORT Background Note No. 3 Release Date: 4 March 1997 Stimulants Peddled as Miracle Diet Pills Among the general concerns given special attention in the latest report of the Internationa l Narcotics Control Board is renewed demand for "weight-reducing tablets" containing amphetamine type stimulants, that are being marketed as a "quick fix" for obesity. The recent upswing i n consumption of these prescription drugs is fueled not only by promotional features in the medi a and the Internet but also by the attraction of the preparations stimulant effects. Abuse of appetite suppressants for their stimulant properties has been reported in a number of countries around the world, as has been the diversion of such tablets to illicit markets and thei r smuggling from country to