. ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁distinct ▁lack ▁of ▁drug ▁re h abil itation ▁cent res ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁with ▁only ▁ 5 3 ▁state - fund ed ▁clin ics ▁and ▁disp ens aries ▁in ▁the ▁entire ▁country . ▁These ▁cent res ▁are ▁usually ▁established ▁in ▁Soviet - era ▁bar ra cks ▁like ▁buildings ▁that ▁are ▁der el ict ▁to ▁begin ▁with . ▁The ▁Republican ▁Nar colog ical ▁Center ▁was ▁built ▁as ▁a ▁disp ens ary ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁and ▁was ▁further ▁en larg ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁to ▁c ater ▁for ▁ 2 5 0 ▁patients . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁reports , ▁the ▁disp ens ary ▁was ▁hous ed ▁in ▁an ▁old , ▁one - story , ▁wooden ▁building ▁d ating ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 0 s . ▁Build ings ▁with ▁materials ▁such ▁as ▁these ▁are ▁fire ▁ha z ards ▁and ▁A zer ba ij an ▁has ▁a ▁history ▁of ▁large - scale ▁fires ▁in ▁resident ial ▁buildings . ▁According ▁to ▁sources , ▁the ▁vict ims ▁relatives ▁have ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁facility ▁was ▁" de cre pit ", ▁paint ▁was ▁pe eling ▁from ▁the ▁walls , ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁constructed ▁with ▁p lywood , ▁and ▁the ▁equipment ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁facility ▁was ▁out dated ▁as ▁well ; ▁having ▁been ▁bought ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁before ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁col lapsed . ▁Form er ▁head ▁phys ician ▁at ▁the ▁Res pub lika ▁N ark olo ji ▁M ə r k ə zi , ▁A