E/C.12/BLR/CO/4-6 25. The Committee is concerned at the excessive alcohol consumption and tobacco use and the increase in the number of newly revealed cases of drug addiction and hospitalizations due to drug use (art. 12). The Committee recommends that the State party effectively implement and enforce the existing legal and policy frameworks with regard to combating tobacco smoking, alcohol abuse and drug use and enhance its preventive measures, including but not limited to the promotion of healthy lifestyles and awareness-raising programmes about the serious health risks associated with such substance abuse. It also recommends that the State party apply a human rights-based approach to the treatment of persons abusing alcohol and drug users, and provide appropriate health care, psychological support services and rehabilitation to such persons, including effective drug dependence treatment such as opioid substitution therapy. 26. The Committee expresses its concern at the high rate of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), poor infection control measures, surveillance and timely diagnosis (art. 12). The Committee recommends that the State party improve its policies and strategies for prevention and control of MDR-TB taking into account World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations, and ensure timely diagnosis, treatment and patient support for all patients. 27. The Committee expresses its concern at the low level of education of Roma, as reflected by the poor enrolment of Roma in particular at the secondary and higher education levels (arts. 13-14). The Committee encourages the State party to address the insufficient level of education of Roma and take urgent measures to retain Roma students at school and increase attendance rates, in particular at the primary and secondary levels, inter alia, through: (a) Awareness-raising campaigns among Roma families on the importance of education; (b) education; Providing sufficient financial support to facilitate access of Roma to (c) Granting of scholarships and the reimbursement of expenses for schoolbooks and travel to attend school. 28. The Committee regrets that it was not able to assess the extent of school dropout, in particular among Roma and other disadvantaged groups, due to the lack of statistics on dropout rates at different levels of education (arts. 13-14). The Committee requests the State party to collect statistical data on dropout rates at different levels of education, including among Roma and other disadvantaged groups, and provide such information, disaggregated by age, sex, nationality and urban/rural areas, in its next periodic report. 29. The Committee is concerned about the limited use of the Belarusian language in education, particularly in higher education, and in cultural life (arts. 13-15). The Committee requests the State party to take all the necessary steps to ensure that those wishing to study in Belarusian-language classes, including at the higher education level, are provided with such opportunities. It also requests the State party to take effective measures to promote the wider use of the Belarusian language in all areas of life, including cultural life, and report on the progress made in its next periodic report. 8