  About 100000 people in Armenia used drugs at least once in their lifeJune 24, 2011 - 13:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - About 100000 people in Armenia have used drugs at least once in their life, according to the head of Support to Integrated Border Management Systems in the South Caucasus (SCIBM) program. As Grigor Malentsyan told a news conference in Yerevan, 1717 drug addicts were registered in 2009, their number increasing to 2715 in 2010; 2009 inofficial data reports 4000-5000 intravenous drug addicts. “Drugs are gaining popularity among the youth. The majority of drug addicts are aged 30-35,” Malentsyan noted, naming Iran as the main source of drug import to Armenia.   Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day  May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865.Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months.Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |
