ON THE NEED TO IMPROVE THE SYSTEM OF PREVENTION OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG ADDICTION AMONG SERVICEMEN OF THE DEFENSE FORCES.

Objective: The aim: Analysis of the legal framework for the development of scientifically sound measures for the prevention and detection of drug addiction and substance abuse in the Armed Forces of Ukraine as an important element of the system of medical support for combat readiness of troops.

Patients And Methods: Materials and methods: The normative documents on carrying out obligatory preventive narcological examinations in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other power ministries and departments are considered.

Conclusion: Conclusions: Today in Ukraine it is necessary to improve the legal framework and strengthen control over the work of military commissariats to study conscripts, collect the necessary information about alcohol and drug addiction of citizens who are called up to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.