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HELMAND OPIUM MENACE -

A dramatic 49% increase last year to a record opium poppy harvest in the country led to a new record in the world production of opium, the UN says.

Afghanistan accounts for 92% of
global illict opium production...

There are about 11 million heroin addicts
in the world, of which 3.3 million are in Europe...

:: from The Guardian ::

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