In the first quarter of 2026, out of 4,892 applications submitted for narcological certificates in Georgia, 3,789 returned a positive result

According to official information, among the individuals referred to the Forensic-Criminalistics Department’s Narcological Examination Service, the largest group is men aged 25-44.

Accordingly, the majority of those who tested positive also fall within this same age group.

In addition, official data shows that 1,667 applications for narcological certificates were submitted in Tbilisi alone. Of these, 1,624 were men and 43 were women. In Tbilisi, 1,426 individuals from this group received positive results.

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