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AFGHANISTAN; KABUL; 16 OCTOBER 2004
A medical doctor has confiscated the drugs of one of the new patients on the first day of a two week rehabilitation programme in the Nejat Drug Treatment Centre. When they come in, the 'inmates' are searched for drugs, washed, shaved, and get to wear a brown prison-like outfit. They then face a one week of detoxification, which means 'cold turkey' (they've already gradually decreased their doses in the previous weeks). After that they'll recuperate, during one week of getting medecine and vitamines. Once the two weeks are over, they're on their own in their efforts to lead a 'clean' life.
Photo: Jeroen Oerlemans
