How to treat drug addicts in Kabul

At the time of its opening in May 2009 at the Kabul center for treatment and rehabilitation of drug addicts, which has 100 beds, was visited by more than 400 patients. This establishment temporarily financed by the International Organization for Migration and the Ministry of Health of Afghanistan. The program is at the center lasts 45 days and combines detoxification and rehabilitation. The center employs two leading organizations that offer detox programs, Wadan and Nejat. The report of the US State Department in 2009 reported that in Afghanistan, about two million people use drugs. Only one Kabul resident 50-60 thousand addicts.

Kabul is filled with people whose shaven skull covered with many small scars. Afghan drug addicts do not have money, that afford a syringe and injected. They rubbed morphs into open wounds on his head - in their opinion, is the most direct route to the brain

16 photos via saturnic

1) Ganamgulu addict shaved head during his first day detox program at the Kabul rehabilitation center on September 27. Ganamgul drug user for 17 years.





2) Drug addicts involved in exercise rehabilitation program for WADA Kabul Drug Rehabilitation Center on September 29th.



3) A doctor examines a patient's leg gored in the drug rehabilitation center of Kabul on 28 September.



4) Drug addicts undergoing detoxification program Nejat, lunch at the center on 26 September. The center employs two leading organizations Wadan and Nejat, offering programs for detoxification



5) Drug addicts undergoing detoxification program Wadan rest during the daily exercise program in the rehabilitation center in Kabul on 28 September. The program lasts 45 days and combines detoxification and rehabilitation.



6) Ahamad Shah boxing during physical exercise as part of a rehabilitation program at the center of treatment of drug addicts in Kabul September 29.



7) Addicts pray in the middle of September 29.



8) The addict under the influence of heroin, sleeping in a special room designated for the homeless. The picture was taken at the Kabul Drug Rehabilitation Center on September 29th.



9) The patient is the center of Ali Khan, passing a detoxification program, is leaning against the blackboard with notes in one of the classes in the Kabul Drug Treatment center



10) 17 drug users junkie Ganamgul suffers from brittle on the second day detox program at a drug rehabilitation center in Kabul



11) Drug addicts undergoing detoxification program on WADA sit in a room in the center of rehabilitation of drug addicts in Kabul on 28 September.



12) The doctor gives advice to new patients starting a detoxification program in the Nejat rehabilitation center



13) patients undergoing detoxification program, leaned over the stairs in the middle of September 29



14) Ahamad Shah has been with dumbbells at Nejat detox program



15) under the influence of heroin addicts, sleep in a special room designated for the homeless. The picture was taken at the Kabul Drug Rehabilitation Center



16) Ali Khan passing Nejat detox program looks out of the window center



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