A roundtable on “Drug Addiction — the Ruin of Life” was held as part of the “Safe, Healthy Country” month to support the implementation of Presidential Decree No. PF-207 of the Republic of Uzbekistan, dated November 3, 2025, “On Comprehensive Measures to Effectively Protect Public Health and the Nation’s Gene Pool from Drug Addiction and Drug-Related Crime.”

Participants included Lieutenant Colonel Zarimova Guljaxan Jengisovna, Senior Inspector of the Group for Organizing Prevention among Minors and Youth at the Yunusobod District Department for Coordinating the Activities of Internal Affairs Bodies; Captain Sotvoldiyeva Hilola, Senior Inspector for Women’s Affairs; and students from all years of study, department heads, faculty members and staff of the institute.

During the event, participants were informed that, according to a report by the office for drug and crime control, the number of people using drugs worldwide had increased by 23 percent over the past 10 years, from 240 million to 296 million. The harmful consequences of drug addiction were also explained.