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Egyptian mother chains her child to bed due to drug abuse
Egypt

Egyptian mother chains her child to bed due to drug abuse

Egyptian TV host Wael al-Ebrashy broadcast a video showing a mother who chained her 10-year-old son to a bed to…
1,384 addiction abuse, smoking scenes recorded in first half of Ramadan
Cinema/TV

1,384 addiction abuse, smoking scenes recorded in first half of Ramadan

The Media Observatory of the Social Solidarity Fund of the Ministry of Social Solidarity recorded 1,384 scenes of smoking and…
Drug tests reveal 18 school bus drivers using illegal substances
Egypt

Drug tests reveal 18 school bus drivers using illegal substances

A program for testing drug use among school bus drivers has identified 18 drivers in Cairo, Giza and Qalyubia as…
Duterte: ‘I’d be happy’ to kill millions of drug addicts, like Hitler
Egypt

Duterte: ‘I’d be happy’ to kill millions of drug addicts, like Hitler

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday said he would like to kill millions of drug addicts and cartel members, engaging…
LE1 mn prize for Ramadan TV series that fight drug addiction
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LE1 mn prize for Ramadan TV series that fight drug addiction

Social Solidarity Minister Ghada Wali announced on Thursday the allocation of a LE1 million prize for Ramadan TV series that…
Can’t quit Facebook? Researchers have found the reasons why
Science

Can’t quit Facebook? Researchers have found the reasons why

If you've ever tried taking a break from Facebook, or quitting the site altogether, only to find yourself logging back…
Drug addicts 2.4% percent of population: govt
Egypt

Drug addicts 2.4% percent of population: govt

Drug addicts now account for 2.4 percent of the Egyptian population, the government’s anti-addiction fund has said, adding that drug…
Drug addicts seeking therapy up by 97.2%: govt
Egypt

Drug addicts seeking therapy up by 97.2%: govt

Drug addicts approaching the government for treatment soared by 97.2 percent in 2015, Social Solidarity Minister Gahda Wali said in…
Minister: Tests on drivers addiction ongoing
Egypt

Minister: Tests on drivers addiction ongoing

The social solidarity minister and the chairman of the anti-addiction fund, Ghada Waly, said that the committee on the early detection…
As drug addiction rises in Cairo, experts offer recommendations
Health & Fitness

As drug addiction rises in Cairo, experts offer recommendations

Drug addiction is a major problem in Cairo, but one that is very rarely written about or discussed in politics…
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