Experts have compiled a ranking of regions based on the incidence of drug addiction.

The highest number of drug users were identified in 2024 in Khabarovsk Krai, with 19,6 new cases per 100,000 people, according to Ministry of Health data. Novosibirsk Oblast (18,4) and Sverdlovsk Oblast (17,7) rank second, with 18,4 and 17,7 cases, respectively. Krasnoyarsk Krai, Sakhalin Oblast, Ryazan Oblast, and Novgorod Oblast also rank third.

The lowest rates of drug addiction are in Chuvashia – 1,4 people per 100 population, while the Belgorod and Orenburg regions have the lowest rates – 3,2 and 3,4. Meanwhile, according to official data, the Nenets and Chukotka Autonomous Okrugs had no new cases at all by the end of 2024.

"Is Sverdlovsk Oblast ahead in abortions and drug addiction?! Something or someone needs to change." "When a breeze blows from Vladivostok, they say entire villages in Khabarovsk die from overdoses," Russians comment.

As of 2024, the number of drug addicts in Russia is approximately 6 million. Sixty percent of these are young people aged 16-30, and 20% are schoolchildren aged 9-13. More than 18 million Russians regularly use and are familiar with drugs.