[Drug addiction morbidity in Republic of Dagestan].

In Republic of Dagestan, analysis of drug addiction morbidity rate for last ten years refers to that its level in urban population is four times higher than in rural areas. Portion of opiate addicts detected for the first time consists 46.8% in urban areas and 22.1% in rural areas. In the morbidity structure of age-specific drug addiction highest level is in the age group of 20-39 years and 40-59 years. In rural areas, as compared with urban areas, drug addiction cases among women were detected for the first time only in 2004. In rural areas and towns of Republic, there are territories with higher rates of drug addiction morbidity.