Bad news in numbers - out of 1,416 people tested, drug addiction was confirmed in 1,071 people, of which 2 are minors.

In the first three months of 2024, the Narcotics Control Service of the Expert-Criminal Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, nationwide, tested 1,416 people for drug addiction, of which 1,071 people were confirmed to be drug addicts.

According to the statistical data published by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 1,397 of those tested for drug exposure are men, among whom 1,057 had a positive result; And 14 out of 19 women were found to be addicted to drugs.

In the first quarter of this year, 5 of the persons tested for drug addiction were minors, 2 of whom were confirmed to be drug addicts.

According to statistics, the largest number of drug test takers, 831 people were in the 25-44 age category - 606 men and 9 women had positive results. During the mentioned period, 37 citizens over 60 passed the drug test - 24 of them were drug addicts.

"Interpress News"