YEKATERINBURG. Feb 25 (Interfax) - Drug addiction is a major threat to Russian national security, Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev said at the Council's visiting session in Yekaterinburg on Monday.
"Experts estimate economic losses from non-medical use of narcotic drugs at 3%-5% of GDP or 2-3 trillion rubles, which is comparable with the 2012 healthcare budget," he said.
Seventy percent of drug users are young people, he said.