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Homeless Addicts Dying Daily As Cold Grips Kabul

6th January, 2017 · admin 1 Comment

drug_addictionTolo News: Drug addicts living under the Pul-e-Sukhta Bridge in Kabul city said on average two to four fellow addicts are dying each day due to the severe cold currently gripping the capital.  The Pul-e-Sukhta Bridge is a well-known location for homeless addicts, who also live there with their families.  According to one addict, Rahman, between two and four people die each day. Click here to read more (external link).

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One thought on “Homeless Addicts Dying Daily As Cold Grips Kabul”

  1. CM says:
    September 21, 2017 at 1:08 pm

    This is a terrible situation for the people who have become addicts..especially as there seems to be so little ‘help’ for them.
    Some charities do give out clean needles, but needle sharing is SO dangerous..HIV, Hepatitis C..
    And no methadone programmes to speak of..
    The cold will of course kill the older, weaker addicts first..utterly miserable.
    Poor Souls.

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