Legal talk «Drugs and drug addiction: a dangerous circle»

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Created on Thursday, 29 February 2024 13:44

On February 29, a legal talk «Drugs and drug addiction: a dangerous circle» was held for students of Vitebsk branch of the International University «MITSO», studying in the specialty «Jurisprudence». The event was timed to the International Day against Drug Abuse and Drug Business.

Vladimir Poluyanchik, assistant prosecutor of the Vitebsk Prosecutor's Office, and Anton Shchemelev, investigator for especially important cases of the department of procedural control of the Investigative Committee of the Republic of Belarus in Vitebsk region, told the students about the harm of drug substances and the danger of drug addiction, as well as the legal consequences of the use, storage and distribution of drugs.

Oksana Khodas, a psychiatrist-drug addict of Vitebsk Regional Clinical Center of Psychiatry and Narcology, and Archpriest Alexander Kovalev, the Head of the Youth Department of Vitebsk Diocese of the Belarusian Orthodox Church, shared their recommendations on the prevention of drug addiction and the formation of a healthy lifestyle.