"We have a new phenomenon," remarked one doctor. "People are just dying. They are not ill. They just give up--especially young men between the ages of about 30 to 35. Their youth has been sacrificed to the embargo and they see middle age approaching with no hope, no dreams, no aspirations or ability to provide for those they love...It is killing us all, one by one. We lost five friends this year. All were under 40, all had 'just died.' "
                                                                                   - Felicity Arbuthnot, DAWN Group of Newspapers (1999)
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