Regional particularities of the prevalence of opiate abuse in the Republic of Belarus
The study was aimed to estimate the prevalence of opiate abuse in the regions of Belarus using the data on registered psychoactive substances’users/addicts, who were recorded on the Narcological Register of the Ministry of Health of Belarus in 2008-2012. During that period the moderate (by36%) growth is the number of recorded drug abusers was observed, mainly of those who abuse opiates. Significant differences in the spreading of particular opiate drugs were noted throughout the regions of Belarus. The approaches described might be recommended for the development of the local comprehensive prevention programs according to defined differences of drug related problems in Belarus.