Armenia annually reports 50% growth in number of drug addictsDecember 4, 2012 - 11:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The number of drug addicts totals 3893 in Armenia, with 12.700 and 21.000 intravenous drug users (IVDU) and cannabis addicts registered, director of rehabilitation center said. According to Petros Semrjyan, the number of drug addicts annually grows by 50% in Armenia, most of people starting using drugs in their teenage. “Though the patients undergo full treatment at the rehabilitation centers, there is no guarantee they won’t become addicts again,” Mr. Semrjyan said. Sociometer center head Aharon Adibekyan, in turn, noted that the number of opium addicts totals 3.5 million and 300 thous. in neighboring Iran and Georgia respectively, with 20 thous. drug addicts recorded in Azerbaijan. “Toxicomania is becoming a major problem in Armenia due to a lower price,” he said. Dwelling on Baku’s provocative statements, Mr. Adibekyan said, “As a transit country for drugs, Azerbaijan aims to show that Nagorno Karabakh soil is used for hemp and poppy cultivation.” Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. |