The statistics is worrying, Anoushiravan Mohseni-Bandpei said, adding, rehabilitating female addicts is one of the priorities of the organization.

If a man is addict, his wife can control the family properly, but if a woman is addicted the foundation of the family will be ruined, IRNA quoted Mohseni-Bandpei as saying.

The official put emphasis on keeping women away from addiction rather than rehabilitating them.

The society should be informed of consequences of addiction, he noted.

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