site.btaNew Illicit Drugs Cause Much More Health Damage, Experts Warn

New illicit drugs are much more damaging to physical and mental health than 'traditional' drugs, while gambling addicts are the ones most likely to kill themselves, Zhelyaz Turlakov of the Kosher center for rehabilitation and psychotherapy of addictions said on Monday at a BTA-hosted news conference. Attending the event, experts on addiction therapy shared the view that the state should create an addiction prevention mechanism, 1% of excise duties on alcohol and tobacco should be directed to prevention, and gambling advertisements should be discontinued.