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The Opium and Heroin Business Is Booming in Southeast Asia's 'Golden Triangle'
A new UN report says opium poppy production in parts of Myanmar, Laos, and Thailand has tripled since 2006, and addiction to heroin and other drugs is also on the rise.
Opium Cartels Are Threatening Afghan Reconstruction Efforts
The latest government watchdog report says the opium trade is a major threat to Afghan reconstruction.
How Afghanistan's Opium Trade Survived a $7.6 Billion Assault
The War on Terror's War on Drugs has been a massive failure.
Why Is Pot Illegal in Australia?
As in other places, marijuana users and some former law enforcement officers have called for legalization in Australia, but the country is lagging behind the US when it comes to weed reform.
Despite Billions Spent to Eradicate Opium, Afghans Are Cultivating More of It Than Ever
In Afghanistan, where poverty and unemployment is endemic, poppy cultivation provides work for nearly 200,000 families — and has produced a dramatic rise in substance abuse.
Burma's Heroin Addicts Are Plagued by Cheap Drugs and Conspiracy Theories
It's hard to get clean when a hit of high-grade heroin costs less than $2.
Southeast Asia’s War on Drugs Is a Grotesque Failure, but Why Stop?
Southeast Asian countries have taken interdiction further than most, consistently executing people for non-violent drug crimes.
Global Drug Policy Is Still Deadly and Ineffective
Powerful governments wield conventions and the war on drugs as a way to exert power and influence, and punish and control their population.
Afghanistan's Opium Economy Is Doing Better Than Ever
Afghanistan's opium production is set to break records this year — a booming illicit economy in a country with few opportunities.
It’s Spring in Afghanistan, Time for Taliban Fighting Season
The snow is melting, the opium poppy harvest is over, and the Taliban are out for their huge annual offensive, killing 21 people on day one.
Australia is About to Grow Even More Opium Poppies
The international need for opiates has surpassed the country’s poppy production, but Victoria state is going to help pick up the slack.