UNICEF praises Iran's ability in preventing addiction

Mashhad, IRNA - UNICEF Representative in the Islamic Republic of Iran said that Iran was a leading country not only in preventing addiction, but also in treating and empowering addicts. Speaking in the opening ceremony of the first wellbeing and empowerment center for adolescent girls in Razavi Khorasan Province on Tuesday, Dr. Robin Nandy said that cognitive, behavioral approaches can be helpful in empowering and reinforcing tolerance and coping skills in vulnerable adolescents. He said that the UNICEF office in Iran had offered various assistances in codifying and implementing family- and school-related programs in preventing addiction. The center is the second of this kind to become active throughout Iran. Follow us on Twitter @IrnaEnglish