drugs addiction

drugs addiction Welcome to the deep dive. Today we're looking at something really important, Egypt's efforts to tackle drug addiction. Yeah, on a couple of sources. First, a Sky News Arabia report from December 2021 that gives us some baseline numbers and a look at the strategy back then, right, So our mission today is really to get a handle on the scale of drug use in Egypt, look at the government strategies, what they're actually doing, and think about the ripple effects in society using these two sources, of course. Okay, let's start And not just use, but actual addiction rates too. That feels even more significant. Somehow, absolutely, makes you wonder, you know, what exactly drove that? Was it more awareness, better access to help, The average annual number reached 101,000 patients getting treatment. That's a huge figure. It is. And speaking of finding help, the expansion of treatment centers seems key here, definitely. so a big increase, either way. The Sky News data points to like 133% increase from the 12 centers they counted in 2014 that's a serious investment in infrastructure. It must have been a huge logistical challenge sailing up like that, and Cairo was top right, but quite a margin. Yeah, 33.68% the major urban areas, which makes sense population wise, but maybe it also shows where the problem's most concentrated, or just where people knew who to call, could true, but it gives us a sense of where the pressure points were exactly. So with those trends in security and social aspects, covering all the bases, basically, right? some of those social initiatives really stand out, like the you are stronger than drugs campaign, ah, sense. Trying to connect, especially with younger people, maybe make it less taboo to ask for help Exactly. that's incredible. It shows the power of the right message, the right messengers, was the village without addiction. Initiative, more grassroots, yeah, that kind of local approach, building trust on the ground that can be really effective, right, educating people within the state system about the dangers. And they reached, what, half a million employees,