• Iraqi patients at Al Ata'a hospital for drug abuse treatment in Sadr city, Baghdad. All photos: EPA
    Iraqi patients at Al Ata'a hospital for drug abuse treatment in Sadr city, Baghdad. All photos: EPA
  • Patients during martial arts training at the hospital
    Patients during martial arts training at the hospital
  • An Iraqi patient prayes in a ward at the al-Ata'a hospital on Drug Abuse Treatment in Baghdad's Sadr city, Iraq, 14 December 2022. Iraqi Interior Ministry claims that around 80 percent of drug trade is smuggled through the borders of southern Iraq, as well as borders with Kuwait and Syria and crystal meth is considered the most widespread drug in Iraq. EPA / AHMED JALIL
    An Iraqi patient prayes in a ward at the al-Ata'a hospital on Drug Abuse Treatment in Baghdad's Sadr city, Iraq, 14 December 2022. Iraqi Interior Ministry claims that around 80 percent of drug trade is smuggled through the borders of southern Iraq, as well as borders with Kuwait and Syria and crystal meth is considered the most widespread drug in Iraq. EPA / AHMED JALIL
  • Patients line up as fighters from Iraqi Shiite armed group Saraya al-Salam (Peace Brigades) stand guard
    Patients line up as fighters from Iraqi Shiite armed group Saraya al-Salam (Peace Brigades) stand guard
  • Iraq says about 80 per cent of drugs smuggled enter the country from the southern border, Kuwait and Syria
    Iraq says about 80 per cent of drugs smuggled enter the country from the southern border, Kuwait and Syria
  • Crystal meth is considered the most widespread drug in Iraq
    Crystal meth is considered the most widespread drug in Iraq
  • A ward at Al Ata'a hospital in Baghdad
    A ward at Al Ata'a hospital in Baghdad
  • A Peace Brigades fighter on guard outside the hospital
    A Peace Brigades fighter on guard outside the hospital

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Inside the Al-Ata'a hospital for drug abuse treatment in Baghdad - in pictures

Most illegal drugs in Iraq are smuggled across the country's southern borders, says the Interior Ministry

The National

December 17, 2022

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Updated: December 17, 2022, 8:56 AM
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