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Afghanistan Opium - Drugs Problem

'Sharp drop' in Afghan opium crop

Afghan opium cultivation has decreased by more than a fifth in a year, with the biggest fall in Helmand, the UN says. Ref. Source 8

Problem Drugs Opium Afghanistan

Afghan opium fuels 'global chaos'

Afghanistan's opium funds global terrorism, caters to 15 million addicts, and kills 100,000 people a year, the UN says. Ref. Source 4

Afghanistan Opium - Drugs Problem Health & Special Psychology

Skyrocketing Heroin, Opium Use Ensnaring Afghan Children

Research finds exposure to drugs could create 'whole generation' of addicts. Ref. Source 4

Problem Drugs Opium Afghanistan

Russia Says Afghan Drug Trade Threatens World Peace:

In Russia, Ivanov has said that opium consumption is having a destabilizing effect and that 30,000 addicts die each year from narcotics like heroin. Ref. Source 9

Problem Drugs Opium Afghanistan

Opium cultivation in Afghanistan to decline despite high prices - UN
Justice & Criminal Activity Related News

Poppy cultivation in Afghanistan is expected to decline slightly this year despite the current high prices of opium, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said today, basing the information on a qualitative assessment of farmers' intentions in the Asian country.
Source: UN News Centre - Law, Crime Prevention

Afghanistan Opium - Drugs Problem

Afghanistan stores 40,000 tons of opiates

Russia's drug watchdog: Some forty thousand tons of opiates are stockpiled in Afghanistan, Russian authorities revealed, urging coalition forces to focus on the elimination of drug laboratories in the Islamic Republic. Ref. Source 8

Afghanistan Opium Drugs Problem

Afghan Poppy Cultivation at 'All-Time High':

Cultivation of the illegal poppy plant in Afghanistan has reached an "All time high" Following a $7.6 billion counternarcotics campaign paid for by the United States, according to government oversight investigators. Ref. Source 8