UNODC’s High-Risk Drug Use in Kazakhstan report highlights widespread opioid use, rising public health concerns, and major gaps in treatment, harm reduction, and data

The report estimates that approximately 112,400 people in Kazakhstan engage in high-risk drug use, equivalent to around 9 per 1,000 people aged 15–64, with injecting opioid use remaining the dominant pattern. According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the findings underscore substantial unmet needs in treatment, harm reduction and data collection, and are intended to inform more targeted national drug policy and health interventions…