OREANDA-NEWS. January 28, 2011.  Dmitry Medvedev signed an Executive Order introducing amendments to Executive Order of the President of the Russian Federation of October 18, 2007, On Additional Measures for Combating Illegal Trafficking of Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and Their Precursors.

The Executive Order is aimed at creating a national system for monitoring the drug situation in Russia as a basis for effective implementation of the state anti-drug policy.

In line with the Executive Order, the State Anti-Drug Committee and regional anti-drug commissions will be responsible for organising and conducting the monitoring.
The Government and the State Anti-Drug Committee will draw up relevant provisions, methods, and procedures for monitoring and criteria of evaluating the drug situation in the nation.