Abstract
The relevance of the study is due to the need to consider such antisocial social phenomenon as “narcotism”, which includes two components - “drug addiction” and “drug business”. The researchers came to the conclusion that the concept of narcotism itself has not yet acquired an unambiguous or more or less well-established semantic status, and does not have wide recognition in international legal acts and documents of authoritative international organizations. In foreign vocabulary, the concept of "narcotism" is difficult to differentiate and separate from the concept of "drug addiction". Therefore, it is necessary to achieve the highest possible consistency in approaches to understanding the essence of this phenomenon.
 
 The content of the article is aimed at identifying the key point denoting the main core around which complex processes are taking place in the desired field related to the concept of drug addiction. Reflecting and arguing, the authors, in essence, were based on an analysis of a well-known range of historical, theoretical information, international legal and national regulatory documents, using the methods of critical analysis, synthesis and comparison of theoretical and legal sources. This made it possible to consider the phenomenon under study from the standpoint of different conceptual approaches.
 
 The article revealed that drug addiction affects the widest range of social problems - from deviant social behavior to national security issues. The attention is focused on the fact that drug addiction from the position of law is characterized as an antisocial social phenomenon associated with the illegal consumption and distribution of drugs, their appearance and the existence of goods and services in consumer circulation. A basic definition has been formulated that outlines the scope or distribution of narcotism. It was concluded that “narcotism” should be a differentiated designation of a negative social phenomenon and contain a description of the whole diversity of social manifestations and processes that are directly related to drugs that are in a state of contradiction with the interests of society. In turn, drug trafficking, while remaining the largest component of drug addiction, is its most dynamic part. The last sign is largely associated with a direct effect - the drug business, which is a generating or producing principle in narcotic drugs. The materials of the article are of practical value for researchers and law enforcement officials dealing with the problems of drug addiction and narcotism.
Highlights
The study of the nature of narcotism, the system of determination of this phenomenon allows us to raise the question of the substantial dependence of the system of preventive measures in this area on measures of a general economic nature capable of solving the problems of social and economic relations in society
The danger and complexity of the emerging drug situation today is characterized by the following circumstances: Firstly, the existence of a huge material attractiveness of engaging in illegal drug trafficking, which is subordinated to a combination of two main laws in this case - the laws of the market and the laws of the criminal world
The latter leads to: a) further criminalization of the population due to the involvement of the social strata that previously formed the basis of the social welfare of society in the drug trade; b) the formation of a very specific regional drug business, especially in the southern regions of the republic, and, often having an increasingly stronger family drug business; c) not unsuccessful attempts by organized crime to take control of the drug trade in the country; d) bribery and corruption in the ranks of employees of departments and services of law enforcement agencies, designed to combat drug trafficking, health officials
Summary
The study of the nature of narcotism, the system of determination of this phenomenon allows us to raise the question of the substantial dependence of the system of preventive measures in this area on measures of a general economic nature capable of solving the problems of social and economic relations in society. In any case, the solution of a specific group of problems associated with drug trafficking and abuse will depend on how competently it is possible to determine the totality of special criminological measures, the implementation of which would allow stabilization of a negative social phenomenon and a real limitation of its impact on society significant processes. Drug addiction is an antisocial social phenomenon that creates a threat to people's health, negatively affects the nation’s gene pool, destabilizes the situation in the country, and undoubtedly represents a danger to the national jpl.ccsenet.org. According to the head of state, “Recently, the situation with drug addiction in Kazakhstan is constantly becoming more complicated and in the near and short term will undoubtedly become one of the main problems of ensuring national and state security.”
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