Pakistani Girls Smoking

Worrying reports have emerged about the rising number of drug users in Pakistan's cities.

Drug abuse is nothing new, but Pakistan is facing a two-pronged problem.

First, addicts are getting hooked earlier. The mean age of initial heroin use, according to the last National Drug Abuse Survey (2002-03), has fallen to 22 from 26.

Second, more women are using and the country refuses to take seriously the social factors that contribute to this worsening picture.

Drug addiction can start in school. Reports are girls at private institution used hashish and churs in the restrooms.