Abstract:
The article includes the analysis of the consequences of drug use on family members at the Optima Fide Day Center from Chisinau. The author investigated the opinions of addicts, codependents and specialists in this field, assessing the impact of narcotic substances on the members of society. Also, there were presented positive practices in combating drug use in NGOs from Chisinau municipality. Following the research, the author comes up with a series of recommendations at national, institutional and community level to reduce the drug addiction phenomenon in the Republic of Moldova.