UNICEF: Maldives Drug Addicts
Even before the tsunami, heroin use was blamed for severe economic losses in the Maldives. Official estimates put the number of heroin addicts at 3,000 - an alarming 1 per cent of the population - with 12 as the average age of first use. After the tsunami devastated some of the Maldives' 200 inhabited islands and displaced 29,000 people, the drug problem was exacerbated. Many believed the high rate of heroin use was caused largely by population shifts, overpopulation and poor employment prospects on the islands. In early 2006, UNICEF began giving technical support to Journey, recognizing heroin addiction as a major crisis gripping families in the Maldives.
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