Trends in the spread of drug addiction in the world, country, region

An important problem remains drug addiction in the population of most countries, including residents of Russian regions. A significant transformation of the drug situation in the world is associated with changes in the motives for initiation and drug use, with the social portrait and lifestyle of drug and psychoactive substance users, and the composition of the substances taken. On the other hand, there is a weakening of social control institutions due to emerging trends in the “everyday” use of illegal substances. The authors noted that the trend of growth and transformation of drug addiction registered in the world community is also registered in the regions of Russia, the distinctive features of which are considered using the example of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic. The purpose of the study was to analyze and summarize the causes of drug use in the world, country, region in order to establish emerging trends. Based on the results of the analysis of domestic and foreign sources, the researchers noted that scientists tend to divide the problems of drug addiction into “sectoral” aspects: medical, psychological, legal, pedagogical, sociological. The above determines the relevance of a systematic study of medical-social, medical-organizational and medical-legal aspects of combating illegal trafficking and non-medical use of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. As part of the review, the authors came to the conclusion that the multifaceted nature of the problems of drug addiction in society requires solving not individual, isolated, mainly departmental, regional, country problems, but a set of problems of drug addiction in society that have common features at all levels. Apparently, an important aspect is a comparative legal analysis of the emerging national anti-drug policy aimed at finding tools for its implementation in accordance with international principles, norms, country and regional specifics. The formation of a well-developed scientific methodology and effective measures aimed at managing the growing set of trends, potential threats and ways to eliminate the consequences of the addiction in society will allow forming the right anti-drug patterns.