Resisting 'youth' type ... Russia

Beginning in 2007, high school students in Russia will often be tested for drug reactions with ' doctors ' who are diligent to be . parents. ' Youth disease ', in Moscow AIDS has the name ' beautiful '. Because, according to UNICEF representative figures in Russia, more than 80% of people infected with HIV in this country are under the age of 30.

The government is confused whether it should apply foreign experience. Most of the national Duma delegates still support the traditional stance of ' avoiding distance '.

The federal agency that controls drug trafficking (FSKN) still holds its own view that it must introduce a pure Russian method: against not only the ' supply ' but also the word ' bridge '. In universities, it is against the ' supply ' stage. New students must pass the ' drug test ' no less rigorous than the university exam.

What about high school students? FSKN also advocates drug reactions, but voluntary rather than mandatory. Parents are given free reaction test kits. They are also trained on how to recognize symptoms of their children's level of addiction. Parents do not need to inform test results to anyone, they decide what to do next.

Senator Valeri Zubov interrogated: ' Yes, try drug reactions at university entrance, then what to do with new students addicted? . FSKN does not flinch. There is no comprehensive measure, the real word will summarize the adjustment experience. HIV infection in Russian youth does not wait for the outcome of controversy!

TRAN QUANG VINH (From Moscow, Russia)