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KIV01-19970213-KIEV, UKRAINE: A ten-year old boy inhales the vapour of synthetic glue in a plastic bag to get intoxicated in a street in Kiev. According to independent sources Ukraine has some 400,000 drug-addicts with another eight to ten thousands adding to this figure every year, 40 percent of them are reported to be children. The picture is part of a photo story taken by 40-year old freelance photographer Alexander Glyadelov from Kiev who spent six months among the kids in the streets. For his story he received 13 February the Grand Prix of UkrPressPhoto Award 96. B/W ONLY - NO MAGAZINES EPA PHOTO EPA/ALEXANDER GLIADELOV/ss