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Ebrahim Noroozi

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February 12, 2015

Drug abuse in Iran rising despite executions, police raids

VERDIJ, Iran (AP) — Iran is breaking bad. Officials say methamphetamine production and abuse of hard drugs are skyrocketing in the country despite potentially lethal criminal penalties for users if

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