A newly established association has brought together dozens of drug addicts to continue their treatment and rehabilitation, in an effort to lend a helping hand to addicts and to combat abuse. Drug use has been dramatically on the rise in Turkey in recent years. A report released by the National Police Department last year shows that the use of illegal narcotics, particularly bonzai, a synthetic cannabinoid, is 17 times higher than it was three years ago, and that the number of deaths caused by illicit substances has increased drastically, from 162 in 2013 to 648 in 2014.

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A General Directorate of Security (EGM) report on the fight against drug-trafficking and production has revealed that the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) makes millions of dollars growing marijuana in the southeastern provinces by exploiting the lack of effective legal measures to tackle illegal drug production in areas that are not monitored by the government.

The report also indicated that mines are placed around the fields and that snipers occupy high positions to protect the marijuana fields from outside intruders.

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A report released by the National Police Department indicates that the use of illegal narcotics, particularly bonzai, a synthetic cannabinoid, is 17 times greater than it was three years ago in Turkey, and that the number of deaths caused by the substances increased drastically from 162 in 2013 to 648 in 2014.

According to a report released by the National Police Department Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime Bureau (KOM) on Saturday, bonzai was not even a known substance four years ago, but it has recently become widely available on the illegal drug market in Turkey. Police highlighted that there are now some 400 varieties of bonzai found in the country and the report warned that deaths caused by bonzai could increase in the near future.

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