Drug Use Has Increased in Afghanistan, U.N. Report Says - nytimes

KABUL, Afghanistan — The last several years of poverty, conflict and widely available opium are taking a toll on the Afghan population, with roughly 800,000 Afghan adults now using opium, heroin and other illicit drugs, a jump from five years ago, according to a study by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

“Many Afghans seem to be taking drugs as a kind of self-medication against the hardships of life,” said Antonio Maria Costa, the executive director of the United Nations office on Drugs and Crime. ...... Drug Use Has Increased in Afghanistan, U.N. Report Says

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