Security at risk from Russia addicts - Medvedev

Reuters ^ | 09/08/09 | Denis Dyomkin

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Security at risk from Russia addicts - Medvedev

08 Sep 2009 14:46:33 GMT

Source: Reuters

* Up to 2.5 million Russians are drug addicts

* Drug use contributes to demographic problem

* Students may face tests

By Denis Dyomkin

MOSCOW, Sept 8 (Reuters) - High drug use among Russia's youth is a threat to national security, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday.

Russia is the world's top consumer of Afghan heroin, fuelling concerns in Moscow about the growth of the opium trade in Afghanistan.

"The young age of drug users is a threat to the country's national security, a serious challenge to the health of the nation and to the already extremely complicated demographic situation," Medvedev said.

Russia already faces a shrinking population because of poor diet, smoking and heavy drinking. Russian men have an average life expectancy of 59 years, far smaller than in western Europe.

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U.S. have been also having serious national security risk festering in Wall St. -- cocaine-snorting investment bankers, indulging in dangerously leveraged financial scheme.

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Unlike Russia, we still consider it scandal.

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Ain’t liberty grand?

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U.S. have been also having serious national security risk festering in Wall St. -- cocaine-snorting investment bankers, indulging in dangerously leveraged financial scheme.

Cocaine, the best booze, high class hookers, parties, the best restaurants ....They lived it up while bankrupting America. They still are but on a smaller scale

I'll bet many of their crazy rip off schemes were dreamt up while on drugs