Our research aims to produce qualitative and quantitative analysis of the use of narcotic drugs and psychoactive substances in 2013-2017 and their impact on drug abuse in the country. We studied 1519 medical cards of hospitalized beneficiaries. According to the obtained results, 'pharmacy' drug addiction is still widespread in Georgia. According to our data, it is hardly possible to determine, whether drug addicts consume the agents obtained at Georgian pharmacy network, or use the smuggled psychoactive substances. Regrettably, the consumption of opiates- 'Black tar' and heroin has increased again. It should be noted that beneficiaries don't indicate the consumption of ecstasy and similar-type preparations without a special survey, since the patients apparently do not classify them as narcotic drugs, as in the case of marijuana. Georgia's drug policy is focused more on reducing the drug supply, rather than its demand. Based on the analysis of the present material we can conclude that the imposition of criminal liability and toughening of the administrative measures are hardly enough to achieve an optimal goal in terms of drug use reduction. It is necessary to implement, at appropriate scale, a set of complex measures that will be tailored to administrative measures, including preventive, remedial and rehabilitation measures.
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