ARMENIAN SOCIETY REJECTS DRUG ADDICTS

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| 14:39:52 | 27-06-2005 | Social |

“The Armenian society rejects the drug addicts, in contrast to the
developed countries where they are considered full members of the
society”, says Arthur Potosyan, head of the Trans Caucasian Drug
Trafficking and Drug Combat regional program Armenian non-governmental
organizations net. In Armenia they are considered criminals, and in
Europe – ill people.

According to Arthur Potosyan, the drug addicts are people with mental
disorder, as “they do not think about their health”. Potosyan thinks
that a community cooperation must be created which will combat drug
addiction. Work must be carried out with the drug addicts themselves,
as “they do not know that they must be cured, and they know if they
are revealed, the society will reject them”.

There are no exact figures about the number of drug addicts in
Armenia. At present investigations are being held in Trans Caucasus,
and the results will be made public in 3-4 months. But it is already
clear that the situation in Armenia is much better than that in the
other states of Trans Caucasus.