The Russian government has submitted to the State Duma a bill that
involves the introduction of social and psychological testing of
students for drug use at schools.
"Under the bill, the early identification of non-medical use of
narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances includes social and
psychological testing of students of educational institutions,
conducted in the manner prescribed by the Ministry of Education,
preventive medical examinations of students of educational
institutions," the documents accompanying the bill read, RIA
Novosti reports.
The document defines the powers of the federal and regional
authorities in the field of drug prevention, non-medical use of
narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, as well as the competence
of educational institutions to ensure early detection of non-medical
drug use among students.
This spring the head of the Federal Service for Drug Control,
Viktor Ivanov, said Russia had started testing students for drug use.That
testing was a voluntary practice, but it could become a mandatory
procedure.
