The Director of FDCS counted in the Crimea more than 100 thousand drug addicts
The Director of FDCS of Russia Viktor Ivanov told on Wednesday to the journalists that, according to the Minister, the estimated number of addicts in the Crimea is determined by 100 - 150 thousand people.
" the number of drug users in the Crimea estimated at 100 - 150 thousand of people that need to do, " said Ivanov reporters on Wednesday.
first it was claimed that the number of officially registered drug users in the Crimea is 700 people per 100 thousand inhabitants, this figure is almost 2 times higher than Generally in Russia. The Crimean population - about 2 million people. So, the total number of officially registered drug users - about 14 thousand.
After joining the Peninsula to Russia has the problem of stopping treatment. For reviews of the Federal drug control service, it is imposed by the West to a number of countries of the former USSR. While Ukraine officially substitution treatment was free of charge, to defend " contributions " for the treatment of almost no one could. Methadone is a synthetic drug, the effect is stronger than heroin. Russian authorities have long refused from the " substitution therapy ", considering that the legalization of methadone can only aggravate the situation.