Together with the participants, Sergei Poduzov discussed the availability of medical care in
Federal penitentiary institutions and release from prison due to illness. People who use narcotic
substances often have many coexisting diseases. In places of incarceration, they need special
medical care and rehabilitation support. Drug addiction is not only an indicator of deviant
behavior, but also a serious illness, so in protecting the interests of people accused under article
228 of the criminal code, an important role is played by social workers who accompany them
during the recovery stage. This was discussed by activists with the speaker during the meeting.
During the discussion, the participants of the initiative group "Participation" raised the issue of
detaining a person in an abstinent state (a serious physical and psychological condition of a
person after stopping taking drugs). In such situations, people suffering from drug addiction may
confess to committing crimes that they did not commit. In this case, pressure from law
enforcement agencies on the interrogated person can be considered as the use of violence in
order to obtain confessions. A person in an abstinent state first of all needs to provide medical
assistance.
