The Convention on the Rights of the Child includes a broad range of social and economic rights. This section focuses on the social and economic rights that address health and well-being:Article 23 constitutes the first dedicated provision in a human rights treaty to persons with disabilities, in this case, children, and although included here, its implications go beyond basic health and welfare. Coupled with the explicit recognition of children with disabilities in Article 2 as a group entitled to protection from discrimination, the Convention on the Rights of the Child made an important breakthrough in affirming recognition that children with disabilities are holders of rights, and not, as had been traditional in most societies around the world, objects of pity or passive recipients of care. Article 33 is also an innovative provision, addressing children’s right to be protected from the illicit use of narcotic drugs.