Heroin Addiction in Russia – AFGHAN HEROIN FLOODS RUSSIA
Heroin addiction and the spread of HIV/AIDS through the lack of any state funded needle exchange programs is a major problem in Russia and the CIS. Russian heroin is sometimes more than 70 per cent pure. More than 90 per cent of Russia’s heroin comes from Afghanistan, it is freely… Continue reading
The Afghan Whigs ‘Amphetamines & Coffee’
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Russia Expects Progress From NATO in Fighting Afghan Drugs Trafficking – Lavrov
Russia expects progress from NATO in fighting Afghan drugs trafficking – Lavrov
Russia expects significant progress from NATO in the fight against Afghan drug trafficking, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday.
Read more on Russian Information Agency Novosti
Fayette heroin bust called ‘a victory in the battle’
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Afghan Men at Drug Treatment Centre
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Afghan Men at Drug Treatment Centre
Image by United Nations Photo
Afghan man enters the Drug Dependency Treatment Centre. The drug detoxification, treatment and rehabilitation services are provided by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNDOC) in conjunction with the Counter… Continue reading
Afghan Parents Give Drugs to Kids Boosting Consumption
The United Nations has expressed alarm about the rise of drug abuse across the world. In its annual report on narcotics, the UN Office of Drug and Crime has identified Afghanistan as a country of special concern. It reveals that a huge number of parents give opium to their children,… Continue reading
Key Afghan Conference to Be Held in Kabul Amid Tight Security
Key Afghan conference to be held in Kabul amid tight security
Amid tight security, some 70 world leaders, including External Affairs Minister S M Krishna and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, will brainstorm in Kabul on the future of Afghanistan, which stands at a “critical turning point”… Continue reading
Rehab for Afghan Children Dependent on Opium
Rehab for Afghan children dependent on opium
“Afghanistan is known for being a supply country. It is time to recognize it is a demand country as well.”
Read more on The Christian Science Monitor
Counsellors Cite Afghan War for Military Domestic Abuse
Counsellors cite Afghan war for military domestic abuse
Military police records describe spousal sexual assault, hitting, shoving and screaming matches on or near Canadian Forces bases — family violence that counsellors link to repeated tours in Afghanistan.
Read more on CTV.ca
Afghan Documentary Trailer -Addicted in Afghanistan-
Film maker Jawed Taiman (an Afghan now living in the UK), meets and observes families who are addicted to opium in Kabul, Afghanistan. He also observes the patients and workers of a private detox treatment centre, desperately under-funded, struggling to help the many victims of the Afghan opium trade. We… Continue reading