200 recovered drug users reunite with families in W. Afghanistan

A total of 200 individuals who had been struggling with drug addiction have made a full recovery and rejoined their families in Herat province, western Afghanistan, a local official said on Saturday.

The recovered addicts underwent a three-month medical treatment and rehabilitation program before reintegrating into their families, said Mawlawi Hayatullah Rouhani, provincial director of counter-narcotic directorate.

Over the past week, an additional 288 drug addicts were gathered and transferred to a rehabilitation center for treatment in Herat, Rouhani said.

The Afghan government has banned poppy cultivation and narcotics trafficking as part of a comprehensive initiative to eradicate drug abuse.

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