Bird’s Eye View of Addiction Problem in Pakistan

Khezar Hayat, Muhammad Ejaz and Sumaira Umer
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Sumaira Umer: Department of Pharmacy administration and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Xian Jiatong University, Xian, China

Global Journal of Addiction & Rehabilitation Medicine, 2018, vol. 6, issue 2, 22-23

Abstract: Addiction is a physical and psychological dependence of illicit drugs. Its burden is nearly 5.5 percent worldwide as per estimates of World Health Organization (WHO). Pakistan is a country of 193.2 million people and among them 8.9 million are drug users according to the United Nation. The drugs such as heroin and cannabis could be accessed easily in Pakistan and most of them come from Afghanistan which shares 75% of the world’s heroin. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is one of the provinces of Pakistan where 11% of the total population hooked on drugs mainly cannabis. The school based educational and awareness interventions could have long lasting impact to accomplish the dream of drug free Pakistan.

Keywords: Journal of Addiction; Rehabilitation Medicine; Journal of Addiction & Rehabilitation Medicine; Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine; journal research on addiction; journal of physical therapy; rehabilitation impact factor; physical therapy rehabilitation articles; peer reviewed physical therapy journals; juniper publishers reivew; high impact journals in juniper publishers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.19080/GJARM.2018.06.555681

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