BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 5. On March 5, Leyla
Aliyeva visited the Baku City Narcology Center, Trend reports.


Leyla Aliyeva was provided with detailed information regarding
the center's operations and history.


The Baku City Narcology Center, established in 1980, was the
first specialized narcological medical institution in Azerbaijan.
It originally operated as the Baku City Narcology Dispensary. At
that time, when narcology was separated from psychiatry as part of
the broader fight against alcoholism, the establishment of
independent narcological institutions began, with this center being
the first to open in the country. The facility underwent a major
renovation by the Ministry of Health in 2012. Following a decree by
the Ministry of Health dated August 11, 2020, the "Baku City
Narcology Center" was reorganized as a public legal entity. The
center currently consists of 16 rooms, including registration,
reception, seven physician offices, a manipulation room, and six
administrative offices.


Serving all 12 districts of the capital, the center employs 18
doctors, 25 nurses, and 27 other staff members. It has the capacity
to serve between 200 and 300 citizens daily.


The center currently has 17,557 people registered in the
capital. Of these, 14,753 are registered for mental and behavioral
disorders resulting from drug use, 1,416 for alcohol-related
disorders, and 1,388 for disorders resulting from toxic substance
use. On average, 20 people suffering from drug addiction apply to
the center daily, while applications for alcoholism are less
frequent. Acute cases of alcoholism are referred to inpatient care,
while mild cases receive outpatient treatment at the center.
Additionally, the center conducts screenings for Syphilis, HIV, and
Hepatitis B and C.


A new location has been allocated for the center, and it will be
relocated there in the near future.


During her visit, Leyla Aliyeva toured the registration,
reception, physician, head nurse, and manipulation rooms. She spoke
with the medical personnel and joined them for photographs.