On the effectiveness of evaluating the prevention of drug threat in the youth environment

The article considers the preventive actions carried out by the departments of the internal affairs bodies of the Republic of Belarus aimed at combating drug addiction among the youth by instilling such competence as «health preservation skills» in the younger generation. The forms of prevention used by the Ministry of Internal Affairs on the territory of the Republic of Belarus are presented. The author makes a proposal on using the technique of evaluating the effectiveness of the ongoing preventive work.