Children and Drugs: Special Feature

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Drugs affect everyone everywhere, either directly or indirectly, and children are no exception. Some kids start using marijuana, amphetamines and inhalants at an early age to fit in or deal with stress. Harder drugs may follow. Other kids are paying the price for their parents' drug addiction or involvement in trafficking. This special feature explores the links between children and drugs.

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    Residents in 30 villages have united to counter poverty- and drug-related problems that affect everyone, including children.
  • Peru: Reclaiming the streets
    Sport and Life schools give disadvantaged children and adolescents a chance to play street football and learn life skills.
  • Egypt: Street children and substance abuse
    Children who live and work on the streets are vulnerable to violence, abuse and exploitation. Some use drugs to cope.
  • Kenya: Drugs, crime and the law
    The prison system provides a number of rehabilitation opportunities for youngsters who use drugs.
  • Behind bars
    Small children sometimes live in prison with their parents, most of whom are serving drug-related sentences.

pdf: http://www.unodc.org/newsletter/en/perspectives/0601/page003.html

Organisation: 
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Attachment Link: 
http://www.unodc.org/newsletter/en/perspectives/0601/page003.html

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