Russia hopes to halve number of drug addicts by 2014

MOSCOW, May 25 (RIA Novosti) – The introduction of punitive measures and mandatory treatment would allow Russian authorities to reduce the number of drug addicts in the country by half in three years, Russia’s anti-narcotics chief, Viktor Ivanov, said. According to the UN data, there are 2.5 million drug addicts and over 5.1 million drug […]