Afghanistan's Legacy of Child Opium Addiction

Afghanistan's legacy of child opium addiction

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A study conducted in Afghanistan showed that in 25 percent of homes where adult addicts lived there were signs of significant drug exposure in the children tested, some as young as 14 months. The children exhibited typical behavior for opium-heroin …
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Fall in heroin and crack use as drugs lose appeal, particularly for the young

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He said: "There are some encouraging signs that fewer youngsters are taking up heroin or crack, but the use of these drugs remains a significant problem, particularly in the North West: and many of the young people who started using over the past 25-30 …
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