The views of the security forces on the problem of drug use are always arranged in a special way, even if they are not alien to the liberal approach. Alexander Mikhailov came to the abolished FSKN, along with the first head of this service, Viktor Cherkesov, to be responsible for public relations, and in 2008 he left the department with the former chef and has since criticized the existing drug policy with great excitement.

According to statistics , today almost every third prisoner in Russian prisons and colonies is convicted on drug-related charges (Articles 228-233 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). At the same time, a prison term does not always mean that people who were involved in the distribution or storage of narcotic substances in the wild lose the opportunity to do so in prison.

Two hundred twenty -eighth - the most “folk” article: according to the statistics of the Federal Penitentiary Service, since 2006 the number of convicts for drug crimes has doubled. They composed songs about the 228th, invented memes and sewed hats . Today, according to the article, popularized by Russian rap music, more than 130 thousand people are sitting-this is the largest category, almost a third of all convicts.

Sessions of anti -drug propaganda are held in Russian schools and cultural institutions regularly. Teenagers either draw pictures on the topic of drug addiction, then participate in competitions. Many should remember such a genre as videos that showed and show in the classroom classes. As a rule, they are as naturalistic and rigid as possible, but no one can really say how effective this work is.