Conversation with Farid Barati Sadeh, former director of the Prevention and Treatment Office of Addiction at the Welfare Organization/ Ali Kalaii

The secretary of the Anti-Addiction Committee of the Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution says that at least one-sixth of our country’s population is affected by the issue of drug use. In November of this year, a fire in a rehabilitation camp in Langroud took the lives of 36 people. However, this incident did not receive […]...

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“The Opium Addiction in the Passage of Iran’s History/ Morteza Hamounian”

When we sit down with our old memories – especially if those memories are of smoke and fumes – sometimes we hear things that are hard to believe. The stories are also full of the movement of opium by citizens and opium coupons that were distributed before the revolution in February 1979. Something that was […]...

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Mismanagement of fire endangers the lives of refugees in the addiction camp / Atefeh Daneshgar

According to statistics from the Anti-Narcotics Headquarters, there are approximately 4.4 million regular and occasional drug users in Iran. As officials and experts believe, today, the most important challenge in the field of drugs in our country is the legal weaknesses in the areas of fighting, combating, prevention, and even treatment and rehabilitation. These weaknesses, […]...

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A Look at Fire-Building in the Addiction Recovery Camp “First Step to Freedom” / Amir Javaheri Langroudi

The city of Langroud in Gilan province is one of the prominent cities in terms of cultural and social issues, with dozens of enduring figures in the lush green region of northern Iran. However, like many other cities and provinces in the country, concerning news can also be heard in this city; including the tragic […]...

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Empty Warmth; A Conversation with Lili Arshad / Jafari’s Thoughts

Jafar’s thought Time: 9 AM, one of the days of winter. Location: Shush Metro As I come out of the metro, a cold burning sensation hits me. To get to the other side of the street, I climb up the spiral stairs of the pedestrian bridge, which is right in front of the metro. As […]...

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