Anti-drug conference held in Almaty
ALMATY. June 25. KAZINFORM /Yelena Ilyinskaya/ - June 26 is the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. In Kazakhstan the situation of illicit drug use still remains tangled. The participants of the press conference in Almaty organized by the National Center of building healthy lifestyle on the occasion of the World Drug Campaign date.
As it was stated, drug addiction has totally turned into an all-national disaster threatening the statehood. According tor the official information, every drug addict, being the main reason of spread of the HIV-AIDS infection, involves 13-15 people into drug use every year, the problem gathering like a snowball.
According to the information of the republican scientific center, there were registered 390,4 cases of drug addicts per 100 000 of population, whereas in 2007 there were 383 cases. The highest level of drug addiction is observed in Almaty - 1282,6 cases per 100 000 of population. There are 473,6 of drug addicts per 100 000 of population among teens which is a bigger concern.
The work on eradication of drug illicit use is performed in different directions, but the main priority is prevention of drug use among the growing generation. «It is important to understand that the problem of drug addiction has always received the attention of the state authorities. Drug addiction is an enormous state problem, requiring extraordinary set of measures both inside the country and in partnership with the world community», - representatives of the Center said.