Ryabcev Andrew

The issue of combating the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction as a threat to world security is given much attention in various fields of science and practice. However, today this problem is far from a final solution. Continued production of new chemicals, including new psychoactive substances, which in their chemical properties and their effects on humans can be attributed to long acting weapons of mass destruction (hereinafter - drug weapons) and used to undermine the military and economic potential. The article describes the security threat posed on the world community, which involves illicit trafficking of drug substances actively used as weapons of mass destruction in order to achieve aggressive geopolitical goals. It discloses the relationship concepts of «drug and prolonged doping substances», «drug trafficking» and «drug use» and specifies the implications of drug substances at the present stage in the Russian, Ukrainian and some other countries. It also examines the initiatives taken by the Federal Service for Drug Control, in the prevention of threats to the national security, and the safety posed on the world community in terms of such application of drug substances.