{"id":200630,"date":"2026-08-20T14:49:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T11:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/200630\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T14:49:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T11:49:43","slug":"belarus-drug-users-are-mostly-trouble-free-teenagers","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/200630\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus\u2019 drug users are mostly trouble-free teenagers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>August 20,<\/strong> <strong><em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Five young people have died of drug overdose in Belarus this year, said Raman Bardzieje\u016d, a senior police official, at a news conference in Minsk on August 20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At least 55 young people were diagnosed with drug overdose in that period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAt present, drug users are often socially adapted and quite trouble-free teenagers, young people from families with high material income and social status,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to him, the most popular drugs are mephedrone, alfa-PVP and 4-CMC. \u201cThey can be deadly even on first use,\u201d Bardzieje\u016d said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to him, more young people become involved in drug abuse through a darknet, a private, hidden computer network that uses the internet but needs special software, secret settings, or specific permission to join.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarus holds 265 convicted drug traffickers in prion who were students when arrested. 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