490 people in Armenia apply for treatment from drug addiction in 2008July 22, 2009 - 17:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Over the past 7 years, the number of people applied for treatment in Drug addiction Center of the RA Ministry of Health grows by 100 per cent every year and the number of drug addicts increases by 10 percent in Armenia. If in 2001 7 people applied for treatment from drug addiction, then in 2008 the number reached 490, Petros Semerdjyan, head of the Drug addiction Center of the RA Ministry of Health told a press conference in Yerevan today. "Among the countries of the region Armenia has the most encouraging data. We have registered 1141 drug users, while the number of drug addicts reaches 28 thousand in Azerbaijan, 45 thousand in Georgia and to a terrible figure of 3.5 million in Iran, " Petros Semerdjyan said. "In our country the treatment from drug addiction is free, it can last between 10 days to 6 months, but addiction can be obtained with one intravenous, " Petros Semerdjyan said. He also assured that the addiction is not explained by mentality. Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. 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. Partner news Most popular in the section | Politico: Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Azerbaijan in 2018-2022 Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Armenia’s enemy even though both countries were supposedly allies in a defense pact. Armenia Security Council chief to attend Ukraine peace summit Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan will take part in the Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland. Armenian govt. approves ratification of EAEU-Iran free trade deal At a meeting on Friday, June 14, the Armenian government approved the ratification of an EAEU free trade agreement with Iran. Deputy U.S. Secretary of State to arrive in Yerevan Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma will travel to Yerevan, Armenia from June 17-19 to. |