Sierra Leone's Unemployed Youth Wallow in Drugs

Sierra Leone's unemployed youth wallow in drugs
Filed under: rehab for drug users

He is part of a generation of young people faced with a chronic shortage of jobs, many of whom have turned to routine drug use as a way to pass the time and deal with the stresses of life in what is still one of the poorest countries in the world …
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Boy's death highlights Brazil's raids on "cracklands"
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In response to "cracklands" that sometimes see hundreds of people gather to smoke the drug in broad daylight, Rio in 2011 began staging large-scale sweeps to remove addicts from the street. They are offered drug treatment, although many refuse and …
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Living with Stigma and Ignorance: HIV on the Rise in Belarus
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In the programmes on reproductive and sexual health, no special treatment is reserved for female drug users, which is probably why women drug users are less likely than men to resort to programmes of HIV-prevention. Women drug-users who have children …
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Police pro-active role urged against drug menace
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Secretary Narcotics also sought help of provinces in establishing special wards at district and tehsil level hospitals for the treatment and rehabilitation of drug addicts. He said for chalking out effective strategy it was important that provincial …
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