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Drug-related health & prevention issues

Drugs and youth in the context of international development (pdf 210kb)

The incidence of youth substance abuse in developing countries is on the rise.

This fact sheet briefly outlines key issues including:
- Drug use patterns among young people
- Drug abuse as a development problem
- Challenges for development cooperation and
- Development-oriented drug control

 

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