Tragedy of Afghanistan’s child addicts
IMC report - It is no surprise that tens of thousands of children are exposed to drug use in their homes. But what is worrying is that the use of a glue used by shoemakers and petrol by children is rising alarmingly in Kabul.
“Donors have absolutely no interest in supporting the deaddiction.”
A survey by International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Bureau reveals 7 percent of Afghanistan’s 1.6 million addicts are children. An earlier study conducted in 2012 had showed that in a quarter of homes where adult addicts lived children as young as 14 months showed signs of significant drug exposure like withdrawal symptoms when the drug was removed.
Its our duty to end this because the younger generation is going sideways...and its our responsibility to end this........
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This is so sad and not something I was aware of... Thanks for raising awareness!
Your welcome..@helenmunch