The increase in drug use among young people
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Mon, 9 March 2015 Sarah Taguiam Post
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia has a drug problem, and became one of the countries taking methamphetamine methamphetamine among young people in the world, and there is increasing demand for the use of the drug ecstasy, among young people who have a lot of money. According to a recent report issued by the UN watchdog myrrh.

Annual report released Tuesday by the International Drug Management Committee (INCB), the use of amphetamine-type stimulants (amphetamine) are saying that the biggest concern in the countries in the Greater Mekong Subregion.

This widespread problem is most occur among people aged 15-29 years who usually supplements, herbal supplements substance methamphetamine methamphetamine and caffeine.

Dr. Viroj Sumyai Committee members INCB, a researcher of the drug addicts to drug treatment and rehabilitation in Southeast Asia for more than 30 years, said: 'Compared to other countries in the world, the use of the main methamphetamine Mine is not as serious as in this area. Drug situation in the country is very serious.

The most recent report of the National Authority for Combating Drugs recorded drug users, a total of 13 000 people in 10 of the 24 provinces in the country, including the capital in 2012.

Bronze, gold, secretary-general of the National Authority for Combating Drugs, said: 'The problem is increasing, and large parts of the drug problem is Yamaha. Number of methamphetamine drugs methamphetamine country is on the rise right now among young people ... because the users can play, or do not eat or sleep.

According Sumyai has always said that the increase of drug in the country, in part because of Cambodia near the Golden Triangle, which is one of two major drug producing regions in Asia, bordering Myanmar, Laos and Thailand.

Sumyai said: drugs are produced in the Golden Triangle, and then distributed to other countries in the Greater Mekong Subregion, which drugs are transported along the Mekong River.

In addition to the drug methamphetamine methamphetamine INCB report also noted an increase in the use of tap K. Na (Cannabis) and drug rehabilitation in the country.

Cambodia is one of the main sources of safrole oil for the production of the drug ecstasy.

Safrole oil was found mostly in the Cardamom region and is used in small-scale traditional treatment for many centuries, but mass production has increased following the increasing demand for drug rehabilitation in 2000.

Since then, demand has increased, and the need of using it for the Cambodian people, the middle class has grown gradually.

He said: 'You are trying to find a better drug because they think Obama sucks because it's cheap, and used by the workers.

While there is still much work to do to mitigate the drug situation in the country, the government was also making efforts in drug control and treatment.

Willis bronze, said: 'The problem is still there ... but we can say that in 2013 and 2014 was our best year in the fight against drug trafficking and drug production in the country.

National Authority for Combating Drugs, along with partners such as WHO and UNODC increase community-based drug treatment, which provides health services and social services for drug users in the country. There are also initiatives to educate the armed forces on the border and in the rural areas of technical research and drug seizure.

However, Dr. Yel officer at the WHO, said it needed to be revised. Program, community-based drug treatment is at an early stage and require continued efforts to strengthen the framework and mechanisms as well as financial support to expand the service to other areas that need the service the most. PS