Help for Russia's drug addicts

Andrei, a former drug addict who cooks for the rest of the patients in treatment for drug addiction at City Without Drugs, works in the kitchen in Yekaterinburg, Russia, Oct. 16, 2013.

Nine boys, many of whom were either experimenting with drugs or had dropped out of school, live at the group home, where school attendance and homework are mandatory. City Without Drugs is a well-known narcotics treatment program in Russia founded by Yevgeny Roizman, who was elected mayor of Yekaterinburg in September 2013.

Andrei, a 23-year-old chemistry student from the Moscow region who was addicted to a synthetic form of marijuana, eats lunch at City Without Drugs, Oct. 16, 2013.

Two teenage boys who live at a facility run by City Without Drugs for at-risk youth watch television, Oct. 16, 2013.

Patients in treatment for drug addiction stand around outdoors at City Without Drugs, Oct. 16, 2013.

A boy who lives at a facility for at-risk teenage boys run by City Without Drugs takes a break from cooking dinner, Oct. 16, 2013.

Andrei, 23, reads a book during the first stage of his treatment for drug addiction at City Without Drugs, Oct. 16, 2013.

Alya, 17, undergoes treatment for addiction to drugs including heroin and krokodil, at City Without Drugs, Oct. 16, 2013.

Roma and Mikhail attend a workshop during their treatment for drug addiction at City Without Drugs, Oct. 16, 2013.

Alexei, rear, and Andrei read books during the first stage of their treatment for drug addiction at City Without Drugs, Oct. 16, 2013.

Alexandr Fedorovich (C), the live-in supervisor at a facility for at-risk teenage boys run by City Without Drugs, helps one of the boys with his homework, Oct. 16, 2013.

Women pass the time by making an apple pie during their treatment for drug addiction at City Without Drugs, Oct. 16, 2013.

Alya, 17, undergoes treatment for addiction to drugs including heroin and krokodil at City Without Drugs, Oct. 16, 2013.

A boy who lives at a facility run by City Without Drugs for at-risk youth stands in the stairway, Oct. 16, 2013.

Teenage boys who live at a facility run by City Without Drugs for at-risk youth do their homework underneath a picture of founder Yevgeny Roizman, Oct. 16, 2013.

Photographs of Svetlana's 2-year-old son hang over her bed at City Without Drugs, Oct. 16, 2013.

Svetlana, who comes from Perm, Russia, is 22 and addicted to heroin.

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