VOA常速英语2020--阿富汗戒毒危机（在线收听）

Muhammad has registered at a local hospital for addiction treatment. But must wait four months to be enrolled. I'm even ready to get admitted to the hospital right away. But it's not possible because there aren't enough treatment facilities. We want the government to build more hospitals for drug addicts. Mohammed is not alone. According to a June survey by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, about 1 million Afghans between the ages of 15 to 64 suffer from drug addiction. That's about 8 percent of the country's population. Most addicts here in Kandahar say they want to be enrolled in treatment facilities and are calling on the government to provide more help.

穆罕默德已在当地一家医院登记戒毒。但必须等四个月才能被收治。我甚至准备好马上住院。但这是不可能的，因为没有足够的治疗机构。我们希望政府为吸毒者建造更多的医院。穆罕默德并不是个例。根据联合国毒品和犯罪问题办事处6月的一项调查，有大约100万名15至64岁的阿富汗人患有毒瘾。这大约占阿富汗全国人口的8%。坎大哈的大多数瘾君子表示，他们希望能进入治疗机构，并呼吁政府提供更多的帮助。

If the number of treatment facilities increase in the city, more addicts will voluntarily join the rehab centers for treatment. Kandahar residents are worried about the rights of addicts in their neighborhoods. There are so many addicts in the city. And people are in trouble because of them. They are involved in many things from stealing small things like shoes and masks to big thefts. The government needs to take care of these addicts and build a big hospital for their treatment. So they can be returned to normal life. Unemployment and insecurity are often listed as reasons why so many Afghans have chosen drugs to ease their suffering. While the number of drug addicts in Kandahar is estimated at 300,000 people. Public health officials acknowledge that the province's only hospital with just 70 beds is by no means enough for those seeking treatment. For Azizallah Popal in Kandahar Afghanistan VOA News

如果坎大哈治疗机构增多，更多的瘾君子会自愿加入戒毒所接受治疗。坎大哈的居民担心他们所在社区的吸毒者的权利。这个城市有那么多瘾君子。人们因为他们而陷入困境。这些吸毒者参与了许多事情，从偷鞋子、口罩等小东西到参与大型偷窃事件。政府需要照顾这些瘾君子，并为他们建造一所大医院。这样他们就可以恢复正常生活了。失业和不安全常常被列为许多阿富汗人选择毒品来减轻痛苦的原因。而坎大哈的吸毒者估计有30万人。公共卫生官员承认，该省唯一一家只有70个床位的医院对那些寻求治疗的人来说是远远不够的。美国之音新闻，记者阿齐扎拉·波帕尔，阿富汗坎大哈报道。