Increasing number of women addicted to drugs

The head of the Anti-Narcotics Police said: "The prevalence rate of drug use among women is not higher than among men, but the percentage of women who get involved in drugs has increased."

He also said regarding the statistics on drug use in Iranian provinces, that in provinces such as Tehran, Khorasan Razavi, Fars, Isfahan, and Alborz, where there are metropolises, the prevalence rate of drug use is higher.

Source: Voice of America