Abstract
In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the burden on the sphere of health care, pharmacy, finance, economy, industry, and law enforcement are increasing. The level of the state system regarding the effectiveness of the criminal and legal struggle against the illegal circulation of narcotics (narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances) and their abuse by improving the legislation and normative legal acts of Ukraine in the conditions of the pandemic on the basis of forensic pharmacy, drug technology, the organization of the pharmaceutical case, medical and pharmaceutical law. Scientific information sources were studied, taking into account the recommendations of the WHO and the Cochrane Society for PICO from 25 disciplines that have interdisciplinary connections. The forensic and pharmaceutical practice in criminal proceedings regarding the illegal circulation of psychoactive substance of various classification and legal groups were analyzed. Proven that the abuse and uncontrolled intake of psychoactive substances causes manifestations of a person's hidden predisposition to mental illnesses according to the ICD-11 codes. The forensic and pharmaceutical characteristics of the "drug business" market were summarized according to the data of law enforcement agencies. The provisions of the State Policy Strategy on Drugs in Ukraine were analyzed. Normative proposals for improving the legislation on measures to counter the illegal circulation of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and precursors and their abuse in order to protect the rights and freedoms, life and health of drug addicts were presented.

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