Serhiy Kuzminsky, former leader of the popular Brothers Hadiukin rock group, DJ Pubert: "Mildly speaking, I feel concerned about today's situation in Kyiv. You see, I used to take opiates for ten years before I got off the hook and even now I just can't figure out how the Brothers Hadiukin could have stayed in one piece, because at the time I just didn't give a damn. In 1994, I went to Belgium and met wise people (they have a special organization called Addicts Anonymous) and they taught me to live without heroin. It took me another year to get back to the real world; I had to learn simple things like riding a streetcar or buying a pack of cigarettes.
"Now I often see 13-year-old junkies in the metro. They look so satisfied with themselves and the world. This makes me laugh inwardly, because heroin is regarded as a drug of the lower orders the world over. Now it is being used by Slavs. The market has moved over and this business is well organized. Its main principle — lure 'em and hook 'em — works just fine in Ukraine where half the populace is genetically poisoned by alcohol. Heroin is being broadly — although illicitly — advertised in Ukraine, selling relatively cheaply. One must remember, however, that heroin is a drug that kills, and it must be resisted at all possible levels. Personally, whenever I notice that some of the visitors at my evening sessions are hooked, I just show them the door. I am glad I have created a kind a heroin-free zone, but on the other hand I am aware of the negative aspect: I have been unable to stage another session for the past several weeks, because my stand contradicts the economic interests of club owners."







