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Russia to
introduce drug tests for students
Thursday February 17, 2011 09:00:55 AM,
RIA Novosti
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Moscow: Russia may introduce mandatory drug tests for students, including
schoolchildren, this year, an official said Wednesday.
The issue of students' drug testing was raised in September 2009
by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who at that time said he
backed mandatory drug testing for schoolchildren.
"The earlier we introduce the system (of testing), the more
teenagers we will save," state anti-drug committee deputy head
Oleg Trifonov said. "We would like this to happen in 2011."
An estimated 90 percent of heroin consumed in Russia is trafficked
from Afghanistan via the ex-Soviet states of Tajikistan and
Uzbekistan, and most of the heroin sold in Europe passes through
Russia.
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