THE HEALTH OF A NATION AND THE FIGHT AGAINST NARCOTERRORISM 2006

Public and political unit of the conference was headed by Mrs. V.N.Ivanova (Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation) and Mrs. T.B.Dmitrieva (member of the World Committee for Drug Control of UN). The Federal Drug Control Department of Russia was represented by First Deputy of its Director, Colonel-General V.A.Fedorov, the Ministry of the Interior of Russia was represented by Major-General V.Yu.Golubovskiy.

Office of UN Department for Drugs and Crimes in Russian and Belarus was represented by F.Mirella. And Non-governmental Council for National Security of Russia - Chairman of Non-governmental Council for National Security of Russia A.Ognivcev.

It was stated at the conference that Russia has put a great contribution into the struggle against drug terrorism in 2005: 138

tons of narcotic means were arrested; U.S. and Afghan specialists managed to seize 142 tons of hashish, 42.5 tons of opium and 5.5 tons of heroin; this is the greatest contribution of the Great Powers in human protection from narcotic aggression in 2005.Russian and American scientists carried out a great deal of work in treatment of drug sufferers, and positive results were obtained.

This was stated at the conference by N.N.Ivanets (Professor, Correspondent Member of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Director of the National Research Center of Narcology" of the Ministry of Health and Social Growth, Moscow) and Professor I.Maremani (Italy). This joint work was presented and approved by scientists.

Heads and leading experts of the U.S. and European associations for treatment and prophylactics of opium dependence, representatives of the World Committee for Drug Control of UN, Agency for Combating Narcotics of the Ministry of Justice of the Unites States, U.N. Head Office for Combating Narcotics and Crimes in Russia and Belarus arrived and participated actively in the conference being invited by L.A.Bokeria. The range of countries represented at the conference is quite wide: Russia, USA, Canada, Italy, Great Britain, China, etc.