Tweet
3500 DRUG ADDICTS IN ARMENIA
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/country26673.html
Published: 13:18:14 - 26/06/2012
June 26 is the International Day against drug abuse and illicit
trafficking. Head of the RoA Police department on organized crime,
drug illicit trafficking, Colonel Serob Harutyunyan said in today's
press conference that last year 1525 cases of illegal trafficking
of drug were reported in comparison to the 1524 cases in 2010. This
year, the number of drug-addicts has increased: 308 cases of illicit
trafficking were recorded in the first quarter in comparison to 235
cases same period last year.
Last year, the police cooperating with other structures, revealed
and confiscated 128kg of drugs, while in the first quarter of this
year - 4.8kg.
Cases of illegal drug import in Armenia are regularly reported, but we
can't affirm Armenia is a transit country for drugs. Drug is normally
tried to be imported from Turkey (heroin) and Iran (opium and heroin).
Cases of drug import from Russia and France by air have been prevented.
There are 3800 official drug addicts in Armenia, but the unofficial
data arrive to 5000. Only 350-400 of them undergoes treatment in
narcological clinics.
Head of the center of monitoring of drugs and drug-addicts of the
national institute of the ministry of health, Ashot Davidyants noted
that their monitoring has revealed a worrying situation.
A research was carried out three years ago, which found out that 80
of people using intravenous drugs suffers from Hepatitis C, which is
a serious issue, says the specialist.
According to the head of the Armenian program of complex management of
borders in the South Caucasus, Grigori Malintsyan says though Armenia
joined the UN Convention against drugs in 1993 affirming the drugs
have no place in our society, the situation is different today.
According to him, the drug production in the world fell from 8000
tons in 2008 to 5000 in 2010, but this decrease was not a merit of the
law enforcers or other structures, but illnesses in the poppy fields,
says Malitsyan.
Specialists recall that drug addicts are ordinary sick people who
need the society's help.
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/country26673.html
Published: 13:18:14 - 26/06/2012
June 26 is the International Day against drug abuse and illicit
trafficking. Head of the RoA Police department on organized crime,
drug illicit trafficking, Colonel Serob Harutyunyan said in today's
press conference that last year 1525 cases of illegal trafficking
of drug were reported in comparison to the 1524 cases in 2010. This
year, the number of drug-addicts has increased: 308 cases of illicit
trafficking were recorded in the first quarter in comparison to 235
cases same period last year.
Last year, the police cooperating with other structures, revealed
and confiscated 128kg of drugs, while in the first quarter of this
year - 4.8kg.
Cases of illegal drug import in Armenia are regularly reported, but we
can't affirm Armenia is a transit country for drugs. Drug is normally
tried to be imported from Turkey (heroin) and Iran (opium and heroin).
Cases of drug import from Russia and France by air have been prevented.
There are 3800 official drug addicts in Armenia, but the unofficial
data arrive to 5000. Only 350-400 of them undergoes treatment in
narcological clinics.
Head of the center of monitoring of drugs and drug-addicts of the
national institute of the ministry of health, Ashot Davidyants noted
that their monitoring has revealed a worrying situation.
A research was carried out three years ago, which found out that 80
of people using intravenous drugs suffers from Hepatitis C, which is
a serious issue, says the specialist.
According to the head of the Armenian program of complex management of
borders in the South Caucasus, Grigori Malintsyan says though Armenia
joined the UN Convention against drugs in 1993 affirming the drugs
have no place in our society, the situation is different today.
According to him, the drug production in the world fell from 8000
tons in 2008 to 5000 in 2010, but this decrease was not a merit of the
law enforcers or other structures, but illnesses in the poppy fields,
says Malitsyan.
Specialists recall that drug addicts are ordinary sick people who
need the society's help.