Tag: Opium
William Sheller overtaken by old demons? The singer would have taken to opium to treat a health problem
By David Contreras  | Editor Addicted to series about vampires and zombies, he knows everything about your favorite stars, with a slight preference for what happens across the Atlantic. Although he…
Drug cultivation in Afghanistan – BBC research: Taliban stop opium cultivation in record time – News
Contents Afghanistan almost completely bans the cultivation of opium poppies for opium within a year. What’s behind it? Shortly after taking power almost two years ago, the Taliban banned opium…
All US countermeasures in vain: the opioid crisis is driving more deaths than ever before
Five years ago, President Trump declared a national health emergency over opioids. But in 2021, more people died from a fentanyl overdose than ever before. The reason is a series…
Opium cultivation on the rise since Taliban return to Afghanistan
Afghan farmers harvest opium sap in a poppy field in Gereshk district, Afghanistan, April 13, 2019. NOOR MOHAMMAD / AFP In Afghanistan, opium poppy cultivation has increased by 32% over…
Afghanistan, with the damned of opium
By Manon Quérouil-Bruneel 08/10/2022 at 20:14Updated 08/10/2022 at 09:11 PM In a country destroyed by forty years of war, thousands of zombies roam the ruins to forget everything. In the…
In Afghanistan, opium at the heart of the Taliban regime
Taliban leaders take part in a conference for the reading of the official decree of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (EIA) on the prohibition of poppy…
Complicity in the drug crisis: US court overturns opioid ruling against J&J
Wednesday November 10, 2021 Complicity in the drug crisis US court overturns J&J from opioid ruling The opioid crisis kills hundreds of thousands of Americans. A historic judgment from 2019…
from opium to heroin, how drugs benefited the Taliban
In August 2021, the Taliban took over the presidential palace in Kabul and took power in Afghanistan. It is the conclusion of nearly twenty years of conflict which required considerable…
Many sources of money in Afghanistan: Taliban’s economic treasure? Not just opium
The Taliban are drug dealers and use opium to finance their campaigns. That’s what most people assume. But a new study suggests that they get most of their money differently:…
Upheaval in Afghanistan: Economy is at the mercy of the Taliban
Wednesday, August 18, 2021 Upheaval in Afghanistan The economy is at the mercy of the Taliban By Bastian Hosan The Afghan economy, which is already ailing, is still under pressure…
Ransom, mining, drugs: this is how the Taliban finance their campaign
Tuesday 17th August 2021 Ransom, mining, drugs This is how the Taliban finance their campaign The international troops in Afghanistan kept the Taliban out of power for 20 years. But…
Millions comparison in court: J&J renounces opioid painkillers
Saturday, June 26th 2021 Millions comparison in court J&J does not use opioid pain relievers US pharmaceutical companies are pushing addictive pain relievers into the market with aggressive advertising. In…