KZT 40 bln to fight drug dealing in Kazakhstan
14:49, 31 July 2009
ANA. July 31. KAZINFORM /Ruslan Suleimenov/ A research and practice conference titled "Formation of Healthy Lifestyle in Modern Times" organized by Nur Otan Party has taken place today in Astana; Kazinform correspondent reports.
Head of Administration for prophylaxis and inter-authority coordination of the Counter Drug Committee Marat Boranbayev informed that given the present actuality the issue of struggle against drug addiction and drug traffic is under special President's and Governmental control. All the state bodies develop joint efforts on this issue.
"In this connection a complex of organizational and practical measures on reinforcement of struggle against drug crimes is planned for 2009-2011 under the counterdrug program", - M. Boranbayev noted.
About 45 per cent of drug addicted are the youth - 18-30 years old and 7 per cent are teenagers under 17 years old. 72 per cent of them are unemployed and 8.6 per cent are school and university students.