Afghanistan: Over 45,000 Drug Addicts Treated in One Year

Kathmandu. In Afghanistan, more than 45,000 people addicted to drugs in the last one year have completed treatment and reunited with their families, the Afghan Ministry of Public Health has stated.

At a program related to drug control and public awareness, the director of the National Drug Addiction Treatment Program under the ministry, Al-Hafiz Inamullah Ammar, informed that more than 45,000 addicts have received treatment services. According to him, about three hundred thousand people have benefited from drug abuse prevention awareness campaigns.