How can a 1998-2007 global increase of opium production of 102% and cocaine production of 20% be accurately described as ‘containment’? Dr Alex Wodak writes.
Opium production
Tall poppy syndrome in Afghanistan
Afghanistan, one of the poorest countries in the world, now produces 92% of the world’s opium, writes Alex Wodak.
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Democracy, the opiate of the (Afghan) people?
Back in 2000, Afghanistan’s production of opium poppies fell dramatically to around 100 metric tons. This week, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime reported in its World Drug Report that, five years after the invasion by the West to restore democracy, opium production has reached a record high.
