UNODC fin a general trend of decreasing prices and supply of opium, suggesting a possible decrease in demand. Of the 11 countries in the East and Southeast region of Asia that systematically share drug data with the UNODC, 9 of them now place methamphetamine as the top drug of concern - compared…
IDPC discusses the alarming scale of the negative health impacts related to drug use described in the 2018 World Drug Report, but also the woefully inadequate provision of a range of scientifically proven interventions to counter these.
The UNODC find a reduction of opium poppy cultivation (2017-18) in Afghanistan, despite the continuous large regional distribution of opium in southern regions (69%).
