Poverty Worsens Afghan Drug Abuse Surge

Published May 25, 2013

Poverty worsens Afghan drug abuse surge – Heroin and opium are two of the world’s most addictive drugs, and now they have come back to haunt Afghanistan, the country that produces almost all the glob…

'shockingly real'

Filed under: opium addiction

The 19th-century writer is known for his memoir about his drug addiction, "Confessions of an English Opium-Eater," and his essay that graphically describes the 1811 killings of two families in London. The story begins 43 years after the crimes known as …
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Down the rabbit hole

Filed under: opium addiction

"He did not want to be addicted." Michael went back to the doctor, who said he'd lessen the dosage and "ween" him off the prescription painkiller, a member of a vast family of opioid drugs derived from the opium poppy. Opium poppies are part of a plant …
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Ouch! Call Me a Crackpot Libertarian

Filed under: opium addiction

“…think about the fact that cigarettes annually kill more Americans than all of those (marijuana, opium and crack cocaine) drugs combined, plus alcohol use, car accidents and suicide. So just what is the basis for outrage at a minor restriction …
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