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AFEW-Kyrgyzstan Opened a Youth Centre in Bishkek

Last year, with the support of the Central Asia Drug Action Programme (CADAP), AFEW-Kyrgyzstan conducted a study on the prevalence of psychoactive substances usage among adolescents in Kyrgyzstan. The data obtained showed that it was time to begin working on prevention. Thus, a youth centre appeared.

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AFEW-Kyrgyzstan Opens a Social Beauty Salon in Bishkek

Today flowers are in demand among the guests of a new beauty salon called Good Luck. They are doing their best to come in time for the opening ceremony. The salon is located in the city centre, surrounded by popular coffee houses, schools and apartment buildings.

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The ‘Vienna Consensus’ Stifles Progress on UN Drug Policy

The International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC), a global network of more than 180 NGOs that come together to promote drug policies that are based on human rights, human security, social inclusion and public health, express our disappointment with, and concerns about, the Ministerial Declaration ‘Strengthening our actions at the national, regional and international levels to accelerate the implementation of our joint commitments to address and counter the world drug problem’, adopted today in Vienna by the United Nations.

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People who Use Drugs Deserve Love, Respect and Support

Sergey Bessonov from Bishkek is the head of the organization that protects the rights of people who use drugs – “Harm Reduction Network Association”. Sergey himself used drugs in the past. However, he admits that everyone has the right to make his own choice whether to stop using drugs or not. Below are some of Sergey’s thoughts in direct speech.

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