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Reason
December 2005
Jacob Sullum |
Poppy Flop According to the U.N., efforts to halt opium production in Afghanistan resulted in cutting the acreage devoted to poppies by one-fifth. Yet opium production is virtually unchanged, and the country still accounts for an estimated 87% of the world's heroin   |
Reason
April 2005
Julian Sanchez |
When Wars Collide War on drugs vs. war on terror: As democracy attempts to take root in Afghanistan, the poppy crop is doing so with greater alacrity. What role will the U.S. play? |
Chemistry World
August 22, 2014
Tim Wogan |
Yeast turned into morphine and opioid biofactories Genetically modified yeast can synthesize morphine and semisynthetic opioid pharmaceuticals, researchers in the US have shown. |
Parameters
Spring 2006
Ali A. Jalali |
The Future of Afghanistan Afghanistan is again at a crossroads. One road leads to peace and prosperity; the other leads to the loss of all that has been achieved. Everything depends on the level of international commitment to help Afghanistan emerge from the dark shadows of its recent past. |
Chemistry World
May 18, 2015
Simon Hadlington |
Opiate-producing yeast raises specter of 'home-brewed heroin' Science policy experts have called for urgent measures to be put in place to prevent strains of yeast that are capable of producing opiate drugs from falling into the hands of criminals. |
National Defense
December 2009
Stew Magnuson |
National Guard Sends Agriculture Teams to Afghanistan National Guard members with agriculture and civil engineering degrees, or with practical skills are setting up demonstration farms, and helping Afghans go from subsistence farming to where they can earn extra money for their crops. |
TIME Asia
May 30, 2011
Andrew Marshall |
Drugged Out Northern Laos was once notorious for opium, and its derivative, heroin. Together with Thailand and Burma, this mountainous region makes up the Golden Triangle, which once provided at least half of the world's opium supply. |
Salon.com
October 18, 2000
Cynthia Kuhn & Wilkie Wilson |
Hooked on painkillers My doctor prescribed narcotics after my accident and now I can't get off them. What should I do? |
BusinessWeek
April 12, 2004 |
Afghanistan: A New Push For Aid Afghanistan needs $27.5 billion over the next seven years to disarm regional militias, wipe out its opium industry, and rebuild its economy. |
Chemistry World
September 27, 2012
Eugene Gerden |
Russian chemist released after drug charge The release from prison of Olga Zelenina, a chemist who was arrested on charges of aiding drug trafficking, on 25 September comes after an outcry by Russian scientists and human rights activists. |
BusinessWeek
September 22, 2003
Manjeet Kripalani |
Operation: Stability in Afghanistan The country is making steady progress, but it's facing huge challenges in getting ready for free elections next June. |
