00:00Drug use is no longer only a law enforcement issue.
00:04Health systems are increasingly under pressure as new forms of addiction spread and become harder to treat.
00:10At an international forum on countering transnational drug threats in Samarkand,
00:15the Director-General of the World Health Organization warned that drug use is affecting entire communities
00:21and placing a growing burden on health care services.
00:24It's time to update our health system response to address the complex challenges presented by a mix of factors,
00:32including synthetic drugs, the use of multiple substances at once, and the role of pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors.
00:43In Central Asia, health officials report new patterns of dependency, including the non-medical use of pharmaceuticals,
00:49such as sedatives and antidepressants, adding complexity to diagnosis and care.
00:54People that go to the pharmacy and buy tranquilizers, antidepressants, sleeping pills,
01:00that in certain doses they can produce certain effects. So that should also be part of the picture.
01:07Uzbekistan's Presidential Administration has proposed creating a Central Asian Network of Addiction Specialists
01:13to share expertise in treatment and rehabilitation with the potential base in Samarkand.
01:18Geoh-Math-Likki-Chalingen-Shachs-Larga nafakat tibbi, balkim, psychologik vajistimai yordamnı uyğun kolda kursatış muhum ikanını kilterib utildi.
01:27Profilaktik işlerini küçeytiriş, kasalliklerini irti anakılash,
01:32vassamarali rehabilitaciyan yulge kuyiş biz solosaklaş tizimu kodamlarizmâsiga yudekatta masuliyyatını yükleydi.
01:40Prevention efforts are increasingly focused on younger populations,
01:43as early awareness is seen as key to reducing long-term health risks.
01:47At the center of this issue is public health.
01:50Officials say protecting vulnerable groups through prevention and treatment
01:54will define the effectiveness of the overall response.
01:57Rushana Alekbarova, Euronews, Samarkand.
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