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 David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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. Partner news | Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |