Drug policy of the Soviet Union

The drug policy of the Soviet Union changed little throughout the existence of the state, other than slowly becoming more repressive,[1][2][3] although some differences in penalties existed in the different Union Republics.[4] However, the prevalence of drug addiction remained reportedly low as first claimed by Soviet authorities[5][6] which later (under Mikhail Gorbachev) acknowledged a much larger problem;[7][8] at least to drugs other than alcohol or tobacco;[4][9] however, the rates of addiction increased in post-Soviet states.[2][9][10][11][12][13]

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