A medical worker, at left, from an NGO, New Life, examines the blood pressure of a 32-year-old mother, center, who is addicted to opium in Turgani Village, Badakshan province. The mother behind her has been taking opium for five years, and her 2-year-old son, Jamshed, far right, is also addicted. Jamshed was drinking the water diluted with 1g of opium.

