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Article: Crime, Drugs and Health Problems Face Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.

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July 14, 2009
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TROIS-RIVIERES, Quebec, July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The city of Vancouver is one of the most beautiful and vibrant cities in all of Canada, and will soon be hosting the 2010 winter Olympics. Vancouver is recognized worldwide and has an international reputation for many things. Unfortunately, an all too recognized reputation is the growing drug problems facing Vancouver's downtown eastside. "Our drug rehab program (http://narconon.ca/drug_rehab_program.htm) admits many people from that specific area in Vancouver," comments Nick Hayes, a representative of Narconon Trois-Rivieres. "The physical state that some of these people are in due to their intravenous drug use is ...

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