In 2024, the International Narcotics Control Board, supported by its secretariat: Worked with Governments to promote the availability and ensure the supply of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances for medical and scientific purposes by:

• Reviewing and approving over 3,800 estimates and establishing 380 annual estimates for more than 1,500 tons of narcotic drugs used in anaesthesia, pain management and opioid agonist therapy
• Processing over 4,000 annual assessments and 500 modifications for more than 2,500 tons of psychotropic substances used in the treatment of neurological and mental health conditions and opioid agonist therapy Prevented/reduced the illicit manufacture of drugs by:
• Reviewing two fentanyl precursors and 16 precursors of amphetamine-type stimulants for inclusion in the tables of the 1988 Convention and recommending those substances for international control
• Monitoring nearly 28,000 shipments of 32,000 tons and 5 billion litres of controlled precursor chemicals through the PEN Online system
• Tracking over 700 shipments of more than 136,000 tons and more than 3 million litres of internationally non-controlled precursor chemicals through the PEN Online Light system
• Preventing the diversion of nearly 2,600 tons, 500,000 litres and 90,000 tablets of precursor chemicals through PICS
• Reducing the risk of exploitation of industry by drug traffickers through the mapping of industry landscapes in three countries.