This article examines the state of drug addiction in Ukraine, the causes and conditions, as well as merv to combat it. The author of the article points out that addiction has a very high latency, and therefore shows the statistics gives a rough idea of its real dimensions. Statistics unaccounted – for addicts reflects only the tip of the iceberg called «Drug addiction in Ukraine.» One can only imagine what would happen if drug addiction in Ukraine show completely. Because addiction in Ukraine – a threat to national security. This is due to the fact that these crimes or any nepovidomlyayetsya law enforcement agencies, or they are not registered for any reason. It is noted that a negative role in the spread of drugs in Ukraine has economic and political situation in the country at present. The entire law enforcement system is largely demoralized. Specific and systematic actions by the police were not observed. There are some episodes of detention drug courier, which is not enough for a successful fight against drugs. There are no data on the channels for drugs in Ukraine, as well as the most common drug among youth age groups, which in turn hinders the successful fight against drugs. It is particularly worth noting that the current system does not allow statistics to track information about them as people cured of addiction to certain types of drugs.

Keywords: addiction, statistics, causes and conditions, the struggle.