SPECIFICITY OF NARCOTIC ABUSE IN THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS
The official data of the narcological service concerning the persons abusing psychoactive agents (PAAs) registered in Belarus in 2005— 2010 was analyzed. The values characterizing both the total and the primary prevalence of psychic and behavioral disorders associated with PAAs abuse were found to increase during the period analyzed. The twofold increase of detecting new abusers of opium drugs was determined to be the major cause of the registered PAA abuser number increase. The other specific features of the narcologic situation in the republic were associated with the injection drug using, prevalence of illegal methadone, amphetamine, combined using of several PAAs, appearance of new narcotics (3-methylfentanyl, pirovalerone, synthetic cannabinoids, etc.).