Number of foreign drug addicts in Prague grows

Foreign drug-addicts from countries such as Russia, Poland and Ukraine are causing increasing concerns among the Czech authorities, according to the Czech daily Mladá Fronta Dnes. Diseases, including HIV and hepatitis are a particular problem for these addicts, with many people turning to drugs after failing to find work in the country. Another theory put forward by experts is that some addicts come to the Czech Republic to escape draconian anti-drug laws, such as those which exist in Poland. It is also believed that many of the addicts are already infected with diseases before entering the country. At present, Prague is experiencing a ten fold increase in cases of Hepatitis-A among drug users.