Afghanistan, home to the heroin trade, moves into meth
BBC News November 24, 2020 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-55048147
BBC News November 24, 2020 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-55048147
Sharp drops in opium poppy cultivation, price of dry opium in Afghanistan, latest UNODC survey reveals. See More
A profoundly alarming trend in the cultivation and production of opium in Afghanistan reveals an 87 per cent production increase compared to 2016… Afghanistan opium production jumps 87 per cent to record level – UN survey
Afghanistan’s ministry of counter-narcotics Salamat Azimi said: “Around 3.5 million people use drugs in Afghanistan, over a Million Afghan Youths Addicted to Drugs” http://www.tolonews.com/afghanistan/over-million-afghan-youths-addicted-drugs-ministry By Nabeela Ashrafi
Afghanistan opium production up 43% – UN drugs watchdog. Retrieved November 03, 2016, from http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37743433
Trafficking drugs in Tajikistan http://factsanddetails.com/central-asia/Tajikistan/sub8_6d/entry-4893.html
Drug trafficking in Kyrgyzstan http://factsanddetails.com/central-asia/Kyrgyzstan/sub8_5d/entry-4786.html
3 million people addicted to drugs in Afghanistan; each spends 2 USD on drugs a day