Each year the world celebrates the International day against drug abuse and illicit trafficking.

 

“On this International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, I call on countries and communities to continue to improve the lives of everyone blighted by drug abuse by integrating security and public safety with a heightened focus on health, human rights, and sustainable development.”

— UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon

In the UK the day happened to fall one month after the introduction of the Psychoactive Substances Act leading to an article in the International Business Times here