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42 Med. & L. 309 (2023)
Drug Addiction as a Threat to the Development of Modern Ukrainian Society: Criminological Analysis and Interrelation with Drug Crime

handle is hein.journals/mlv42 and id is 319 raw text is: Med Law (2023) 42:2:309-328 Medicine and Law World Association for Medical Law Illicit Drugs DRUG ADDICTION AS A THREAT TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN UKRAINIAN SOCIETY: CRIMINOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND INTERRELATION WITH DRUG CRIME Eduard Rasiuk*, Vitaliy Vasilevich**, Vita Ivashchenko*, Artem Mikish***, Stanislav Mozol* Abstract: Ukrainian society is concerned about one of the acute global problems of the 21st century - drug addiction and its impact on crime, particularly drug crime. The aim of this study is to assess societal risks and outcomes following the growth of drug addiction in Ukraine. The study is based on historical, comparative, simulation, statistical and cartographic research methodologies. These sources include statistical reports of Ukrainian law enforcement agencies, analytical materials from the World Health Organisation, statistical data from the State Service of Ukraine for Medicines and Drug Control, and the State Institution Centre for medical statistics of the Ministry of Healthcare of Ukraine. Results demonstrate that illegal trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances in Ukraine is caused by a high level of non-medical consumption. Keywords: Drug Addicts; Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances; Drug Crime; Drug Trafficking; Interrelation of Drug Addiction and Drug Crime; International Drug Trafficking Department of Criminology and Criminal Enforcement Law, National Academy of Internal Affairs, 03035, 1 Solomianska Sq., Kyiv, Ukraine. E-mail: rasiukeduard@ gmail.com; vitaivashchenko508@gmail.com; stan.mozolll@aol.com Secretariat of the Academic Council, National Academy of Internal Affairs, 03035, 1 Solomianska Sq., Kyiv, Ukraine. E-mail: v_vasilevich@yahoo.com Investigative Department, Main Administration of the National Police in Ivano- Frankivsk Region, 76000, 15 Akademika Sakharova Str., Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine. E-mail: artemikish@aol.com 309