There are an estimated three million drug addicts in Pakistan. Half of them are hooked on heroin. Managing these drug addicts is very difficult. They spread rumors and squabble. The rehabilitation process takes four weeks to six months, depending on the seriousness of the addiction.
Doctors here say some addicts have been re-admitted as many as twenty times.
This man is a weaver. This is the fifth he has tried to kick his habit. Drugs have flooded Pakistan from bordering Afghanistan, one of the biggest drug producers in the world. The flood of drugs, says Abdul, calls for tough measures. Watchmen to top leaders all are involved in this trade.