VOA常速英语:Afghan Drug Addicts in Kandahar Call for More Treatment Facilities

Muhammad has registered at a local hospital for addiction treatment.
穆罕默德已在当地一家医院注册戒毒。
But must wait four months to be enrolled.
但必须等四个月才能被收治。
Im even ready to get admitted to the hospital right away.
我甚至准备马上住院。
But its not possible because there arent enough treatment facilities.
但这是不可能的，因为没有足够的治疗设施。
We want the government to build more hospitals for drug addicts.
我们希望政府为吸毒成瘾者建造更多的医院。
Mohammed is not alone,
穆罕默德不是一个人
according to a June survey by the United Nations office on drugs and crime.
根据联合国毒品和犯罪问题办公室6月份的一项调查。
About 1 million Afghans between the ages of 15 to 64 suffer from drug addiction.
大约100万15至64岁的阿富汗人吸毒成瘾。
Thats about 8 percent of the countrys population.
这大约占全国人口的8%。
Most addicts here in kandahar say they want to be enrolled in treatment facilities
坎大哈的大多数瘾君子说，他们希望能进入治疗机构。
and are calling on the government to provide more help.
并呼吁政府提供更多的帮助。
If the number of treatment facilities increase in the city,
如果这个城市的治疗设施数量增加，
more addicts will voluntarily join the rehab centers for treatment.
更多的吸毒者将自愿加入戒毒所接受治疗。
Kandahar residents are worried about the rights of addicts in their neighborhoods.
坎大哈的居民担心他们所在社区的吸毒成瘾者的权利。
There are so many addicts in the city.
城里有那么多瘾君子。
And people are in trouble because of them.
人们因为他们而陷入困境。
They are involved in many things from stealing small things like shoes and masks to big things.
他们参与了很多事情，从偷鞋、口罩等小东西到大事情。
The government needs to take care of these addicts and build a big hospital for their treatment.
政府需要照顾这些瘾君子，并为他们建立一家大型医院进行治疗。
So they can be returned to normal life.
这样他们才能恢复正常生活。
Unemployment and insecurity are often listed as reasons
失业和不安全常常被列为原因。
why so many Afghans have chosen drugs to ease their suffering.
为什么这么多阿富汗人选择毒品来减轻他们的痛苦。
While the number of drug addicts in Kandahar is estimated at 300,000 people.
而坎大哈的吸毒者人数估计为300000人。
Public health officials acknowledge that
公共卫生官员承认
the provinces only hospital with just 70 beds is by no means enough for those seeking treatment.
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。
For Azizallah Popal in Kandahar Afghanistan VOA News
阿富汗坎大哈Azizallah Popal美国之音新闻