Drug Addictions Increased in Russia
Russia’s drug control authority reports that the amount of drug addictions is currently almost ten times greater than in 1990. The large amount of drug addictions have significant impact on the country’s economy.
“Drug addiction costs the Russian economy around 1.5 trillion rubles ($54 billion) each year, or 2.5 percent of the country’s gross domestic product, Victor Ivanov, head of Drug control Service said.”
Up to thirty thousand people die each year because of drug-related complications. This may be due to the fact, that Afghanistan’s drug production has increased 44 times since ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) was deployed in the country.