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Drug Addicts Kenya's coastal region to receive special treatment to Break Addiction

Thousands of drug addicts in the Coast region will for the first time be treated with a special but expensive treatment that cuts addiction to heroin and minimises painful withdrawal symptoms.

The government has announced that the drug, methadone, will be soon available in three facilities in the coast region by the end of next week to take care of the many heroin addicts as the crackdown on drug trafficking continues.

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