Teens who attend group treatment for drug use say the friends they make in therapy tend to encourage bad behavior instead of helping to set them straight

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In Afghanistan, drug rehab for children

Children in Afghanistan are often fed opium to stop their crying, and many are born to addicts. A few clinics offer drug rehab for youths, but they are scarce and socially taboo.

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Pain Med Abuse Up 400 Percent in Last Decade

The proportion of those checking into drug rehab who have prescription medication abuse issues has increased four-fold in the last 10 years, according to a new report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Prescription drug – Drug abuse – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration – United States – Health

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In Afghanistan, drug rehab for children

Najiba scrabbles through cupboards frantic for something sweet. She claws at her mother, urging her to help. Najiba, though only 13 years old, lives in the Sanga Amaj drug addiction rehab clinic in Kabul with her mother, Zainab – who is also an opium addict, a habit acquired from her husband and passed on to her daughter.

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