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A Pakistani drug addict self-injects heroin along a street in Karachi on June 25, 2012. PHOTO: AFP

A Pakistani drug addict self-injects heroin along a street in Karachi on June 25, 2012. PHOTO: AFP

A Pakistani drug addict self-injects heroin along a street in Karachi on June 25, 2012. PHOTO: AFP

Members of Council of Youth Advisers, carry placards as they shout slogans to mark International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking during a rally in Lahore on June 26, 2012. PHOTO : AFP

A member of Pakistan's Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) pours gasoline on a pile of confiscated drugs before setting it ablaze in observance of the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, in Rawalpindi June 26, 2012. PHOTO : REUTERS

A coast guard officer pours kerosene oil on a burning pile of confiscated hashish and bags of betel nuts, during a campaign to mark the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, on the outskirts of Karachi June 26, 2012. PHOTO: REUTERS

Members of Council of Youth Advisers, carry placards as they shout slogans to mark International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking during a rally in Lahore on June 26, 2012. PHOTO: AFP

A Pakistani soldier destroys seized bottles of liquor during a ceremony to mark International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, in Karachi on June 26, 2012. PHOTO: AFP

Pakistani security and government officials look on as a steamroller crushes bottles of liquor during a ceremony to mark International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, in Karachi on June 26, 2012. PHOTO: AFP

A Pakistani soldier looks at bottles of liquor next to a burning a pile of seized drugs during a ceremony to mark International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, in Karachi on June 26, 2012. PHOTO: AFP

A Pakistani official uses a steamroller to crush bottles of liquor during a ceremony to mark International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, in Karachi on June 26, 2012. PHOTO: AFP

A Pakistani official uses a steamroller to crush bottles of liquor during a ceremony to mark International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, in Karachi on June 26, 2012. PHOTO: AFP

Pakistani officials torch a pile of seized drugs during a ceremony to mark International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, in Karachi on June 26, 2012. PHOTO: AFP

A Pakistani paramilitary soldier stands guard beside a burning pile of seized drugs during a ceremony to mark International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, in Karachi on June 26, 2012. PHOTO: AFP

Pakistani paramilitary soldiers stand guard near a burning pile of seized drugs during a ceremony to mark the United Nations International Anti-Drugs Day on the outskirts of Quetta on June 26, 2012. PHOTO: AFP

A Pakistani paramilitary soldier stands guard near a burning pile of seized drugs during a ceremony to mark the United Nations International Anti-Drugs Day on the outskirts of Quetta on June 26, 2012. PHOTO : AFP

Indian's undergoing alcohol abuse treatment participate in an anti drugs rally for International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in Warangal, some 140 kms from Hyderabad, on June 26, 2012. PHOTO: AFP

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers wait to take part in a cycle race as part of an awareness campaign for International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking at BSF headquarters in Khasa some 15 kms from Amritsar on June 26, 2012. PHOTO: AFP

Puppets chant slogans during a "Puppet Protest Against Drugs" presented by Neengar Society with sponsorship from the Narcotics Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy to mark International Drug Day outside National Press Club on Monday. PHOTO: MUHAMMAD JAVAID/ THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE

Puppets chant slogans during a "Puppet Protest Against Drugs" presented by Neengar Society with sponsorship from the Narcotics Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy to mark International Drug Day outside National Press Club on Monday. PHOTO:MUHAMMAD JAVAID/ THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE

Puppets chant slogans during a "Puppet Protest Against Drugs" presented by Neengar Society with sponsorship from the Narcotics Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy to mark International Drug Day outside National Press Club on Monday. PHOTO:MUHAMMAD JAVAID/ THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE

International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is commemorated every year on June 26.

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not impressed

Jun 26, 2012 - 10:57PM

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if only the guy shooting up understood what hugs were

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Zulfiqar Haider

Jun 28, 2012 - 1:16PM

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Alcohol is not a drug. Nigga Please

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Teal

Jun 29, 2012 - 2:53PM

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I agree with @Zulfiqar Haider. The Nigga of concern should also note that cigarettes and betal nuts are not drugs either.

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