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Published 11/06/2009 by Trend News Agency

Opium first among most used drugs in Iran

Opium leads the list of the most used drugs in Iran, Iranian Presidential Drug Enforcement Administration Executive Director Masud Zahedyan was quoted as saying this week by the Mehr news agency.

According to Zahedyan, pills containing psychotropic substances rank second in terms of cheapness...

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"The addiction of society to drugs, especially youths, is an alarm for the country" he said

Opium first among most used drugs in Iran [Trend News Agency - 11/06/2009]

"Opium, heroin, ecstasy, cannabis and cocaine are the most widely used drugs in Iran and this worries officials and the country's relevant structures" he added

Opium first among most used drugs in Iran [Trend News Agency - 11/06/2009]

"The ministries of education and culture and the relevant structures operating in the cultural sphere should take serious measures to educate the public. We must turn the fight against drugs into a nationwide struggle" he added

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