On 14 February of this year, within the framework of the month “Prevention of the spread of drugs and psychotropic substances among young people”, a preventive event with the participation of responsible officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan was held at “Silk Road” International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage. Students, professors and teachers of our university, as well as tutors took part in the event. Speaking at the event, the deputy head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Department Ahmadjan Matlyubov firstly told that today meetings with young people are held in higher educational institutions of Samarkand to prevent the spread of drugs and psychotropic substances among young people, every young person should be wary of this poisonous killer. After that, the responsible officer of the ministry informed about different cases of drug addiction and awareness and ignorance of young people. Also at the event, the chief doctor of the regional narcological dispensary told that among those who go to the hospital today are people of different ages and those who have come under the influence of this disease may face a lifelong affliction. At the end of the meeting, the students were shown a documentary film about the negative impact of drugs and how those who spread this poison influence young people through social networks.