addiction
Egyptian mother chains her child to bed due to drug abuse
Egypt
March 13, 2018
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
June 19, 2017
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
October 22, 2016
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
September 30, 2016
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
Cinema/TV
May 12, 2016
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
December 13, 2015
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
October 14, 2015
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
September 22, 2015
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
April 17, 2015
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
May 16, 2012
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…