Pacific Rim Countries with Alcohol and Other Drug Use and Abuse Concerns

Here is the complete alphabetical-by-country directory, organized by Pacific Rim region. The Pacific Rim spans five continental zones — North America, Latin America, Oceania, East Asia, and Southeast Asia. East and Southeast Asian entries carry forward from the previous directory; they are summarized here with cross-references for completeness.

Pan-Pacific Coordinating Bodies

UNODC Regional Office for Southeast Asia and the Pacific

  • Website: unodc.org/roseap
  • Address: United Nations Building, Rajdamnern Nok Ave., Bangkok 10200, Thailand
  • Phone: +66 2 288 2100

OAS/CICAD — Inter-American Drug Abuse Control CommissionThe primary hemispheric body for Latin American drug policy coordination.

  • Website: cicad.oas.org
  • Address: 1889 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20006
  • Phone: +1 202 458 3178

Latin America (Pacific Coast)

Chile

SENDA — National Service for the Prevention and Rehabilitation of Drug and Alcohol Use*(Servicio Nacional para la Prevención y Rehabilitación del Consumo de Drogas y Alcohol)*The primary agency for prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and policy. Has a formal working arrangement with the EU Drugs Agency (EUDA) as of 2024.

  • Website: senda.gob.cl
  • Address: Teatinos 011, Santiago, Chile
  • Phone: +56 2 2690 3000
  • Helpline: 1412

Colombia

Ministry of Justice and Law — Directorate of Drug Policy*(Ministerio de Justicia y del Derecho — Dirección de Política contra las Drogas)*Coordinates the national drug policy framework, prevention, and treatment strategy.

  • Website: minjusticia.gov.co
  • Address: Calle 53 No. 13-27, Bogotá, Colombia
  • Phone: +57 1 444 3100

Costa Rica

IAFA — Costa Rican Institute on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence*(Instituto sobre Alcoholismo y Farmacodependencia)*The national government agency solely dedicated to drug and alcohol prevention, surveillance, and treatment.

  • Website: iafa.go.cr
  • Address: Del Mall San Pedro 200m Norte, San Pedro de Montes de Oca, San José
  • Phone: +506 2223 8985

Ecuador

CONSEP — National Council on Narcotic and Psychotropic Substances*(Consejo Nacional de Control de Sustancias Estupefacientes y Psicotrópicas)*Federal coordinating body for drug control, prevention, and demand reduction.

  • Website: consep.gob.ec
  • Address: Av. Amazonas N35-93 y Japón, Quito, Ecuador
  • Phone: +593 2 246 0147

El Salvador

CNA — National Anti-Drug Commission*(Comisión Nacional Antidrogas)*Under the Ministry of Justice and Public Security; coordinates drug control, prevention, and treatment policy.

  • Address: San Salvador, El Salvador
  • Phone: +503 2527 7600

Guatemala

SECCATID — Secretariat for the Executive Coordination of the Commission against Drug Addiction and Illicit Drug Trafficking*(Secretaría Ejecutiva de la Comisión contra las Adicciones y el Tráfico Ilícito de Drogas)*

  • Website: seccatid.gob.gt
  • Address: Guatemala City, Guatemala
  • Phone: +502 2414 8787

Honduras

IHADFA — Honduran Institute for the Prevention of Alcoholism, Drug Addiction and Drug Dependency*(Instituto Hondureño para la Prevención del Alcoholismo, Drogadicción y Farmacodependencia)*

  • Website: ihadfa.gob.hn
  • Address: Tegucigalpa, Honduras
  • Phone: +504 2234 9286

Nicaragua

CNA — National Anti-Drugs Council*(Consejo Nacional Antidrogas)*Under the Ministry of the Interior; primary drug prevention and coordination body.

  • Address: Managua, Nicaragua
  • Phone: +505 2278 1200

Panama

CONAPRED — National Commission for the Study and Prevention of Crimes Related to Drugs*(Comisión Nacional para el Estudio y la Prevención de los Delitos Relacionados con Drogas)*

  • Website: conapred.gob.pa
  • Address: Panama City, Panama
  • Phone: +507 501 4400

Peru

DEVIDA — National Commission for Development and Life Without Drugs*(Comisión Nacional para el Desarrollo y Vida sin Drogas)*The lead agency with ministerial rank, responsible for all aspects of national drug control policy, prevention, treatment, and alternative development.

  • Website: devida.gob.pe
  • Address: Av. Benavides 2986, Miraflores, Lima, Peru
  • Phone: +51 1 318 0600

East Asia

CountryPrimary AgencyWebsite
ChinaNational Narcotics Control Commission (NNCC) / Ministry of Public Securitymps.gov.cn
JapanMinistry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)mhlw.go.jp
MongoliaMinistry of Health — Dept. of Public Healthmoh.gov.mn
South KoreaMinistry of Health and Welfare (MOHW)mohw.go.kr
TaiwanMinistry of Health and Welfare / TFDAmohw.gov.tw

Southeast Asia

CountryPrimary AgencyWebsite
BruneiNarcotics Control Bureau (NCB)mha.gov.bn
CambodiaNational Authority for Combating Drugs (NACD)nacd.gov.kh
IndonesiaNational Narcotics Board (BNN)bnn.go.id
LaosNational Commission for Drug Control and Supervision (LCDC)via unodc.org/laopdr
MalaysiaNational Anti-Drugs Agency (NADA/AADK)adk.gov.my
MyanmarCentral Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC)ccdac.gov.mm
PhilippinesDangerous Drugs Board (DDB) / PDEAddb.gov.ph
SingaporeCentral Narcotics Bureau (CNB)cnb.gov.sg
ThailandOffice of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB)oncb.go.th
Timor-LesteSecretary of State for Security — Drug Control Unitvia Ministry of Interior, Dili
VietnamStanding Office on Drug and Crime (SODC) / Ministry of Public Securityvia unodc.org/vietnam

Notes

  • Many smaller Pacific Island nations (Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Tuvalu) lack dedicated standalone drug agencies; alcohol and drug policy falls under their general health ministries, often with UNODC technical support.
  • The Pacific Transnational Crime Network (PTCN), which includes 29 Transnational Crime Units across 21 Pacific Island countries, is the primary regional law enforcement coordination body for drug trafficking.
  • The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) based in Noumea, New Caledonia, provides regional public health data including alcohol and drug surveillance across Pacific Island nations.
  • For the full detailed entries on East Asian and Southeast Asian agencies, see the Asian directory compiled earlier in this conversation.

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