The number of young people and teens who take drugs and drink alcohol has increased in Moldova. The youngest drug user who started to be supervised by the public association “International Antidrug Center” is 12 and is from Soroca town. Besides taking drugs, the minors can also traffic in drugs in night clubs in Chisinau. The association’s secretary general Mircea Grecu has told Info-Prim Neo that the imperfect legislation and the traditions existing in some of the families encourage the children to drink wine from childhood. What the parents do not realize is that the brain of 85% of those who drink alcohol since childhood diminishes after four years already as billions of stem cells die. The intellectual capacity also decreases. The beer and wine must be treated alike as they start to drink light drinks and then shift to strong alcoholic beverages or take drugs. “The products are accessible to children in stores. I saw myself how a child bought beer without impediments. This is a disease and we treat the young people like sick people, not like alcoholics. Those who have pains in the leg can say that their leg is hurting, while the young men who are dependent on alcohol or drugs cannot say what pains they have. The persons who take drugs or drink alcohol start to experience mental problems, especially the minors,” said Mircea Grecu. The drugs for underage persons seem to be as acceptable as the alcohol. According to Mircea Grecu, a boy of only 12 distributed cannabis in nigh clubs in Chisinau. The International Antidrug Center this year has provided psychological and social assistance to 48 young people. Their number increases every year. Almost one third of those who are on drugs and drink alcohol are girls. The most vulnerable age bracket among girls is from 18 to 21, while among men - from 12 to 35.