Drop in Afghan opium crop, but poor still at risk

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Uploaded by on Sep 2, 2009

Opium production in Afghanistan has fallen for a second year running with poppy cultivation down 22 percent and prices among the lowest in a decade, a UN report said Wednesday. But authorities warn opium addiction amongst the countrys poorest is spiralling out of control, as unemployment and illness drive hundreds of thousands to drug abuse. Counsellors say they are particularly fearful for women, who are becoming opium addicts in record numbers. Duration: 02:31.

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  • @Kapiteinramsamsam no not really "buddy"....ive been to afghanistan, thailand, laos, vietnam, and many more opium paradises....opium pipes are the easiest and most effective way to smoke opium, but some opium addicts literally can't afford ANYTHING else besides bread and water and opium pipes can be expensive...most likely they didn't have one for some reason, they would use a pipe if they had one...

  • @ontariobuds

    they know what they are doing,believe me buddy,thas even better

  • somebody needs to give these ladies an opium pipe!

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