That Other Big Afghan Crisis, the Growing Army of Addicts – New York Times

That Other Big Afghan Crisis, the Growing Army of Addicts – New York Times


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That Other Big Afghan Crisis, the Growing Army of Addicts
New York Times
The number of drug users in Afghanistan is estimated to be as high as 1.6 million, or about 5.3 percent of the population, among the highest rates in the world. Nationwide, one in 10 urban households has at least one drug user, according to a recent
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Monday, Nov. 4, 2013: Port Clyde accident, drug abuse, robotic surgery – Bangor Daily News

Monday, Nov. 4, 2013: Port Clyde accident, drug abuse, robotic surgery
Bangor Daily News
In 1972, I worked with a program (federally sponsored) to discover how much drug abuse was related to crime. In some major American cities, we began medically screening every single person arrested on a felony. The medical personnel only had to ask if 

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Positive steps taken to combat drug abuse – The Newark Advocate

Positive steps taken to combat drug abuse
The Newark Advocate
Learning about those shipments will give a better picture of whether the volumes of drugs were reasonable for serving West Virginians or of such magnitude that the companies contributed significantly to the state's drug abuse problem. Either way, the 

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