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Few Treatment Options For Growing Population Of Drug Users In Afghanistan
The New York Times examines the "growing drug addiction problem" in Afghanistan, where, in 2010, about 900,000 people, or seven percent of the adult population, were using drugs, according to the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime. The newspaper notes "a recent report by the Ministry of Public Health in partnership with Johns Hopkins University ... found HIV present in about seven percent of drug users, double the figure just three years ago, said Dr. Fahim Paigham, who until recently directed the Ministry of Public Health's AIDS control program."
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