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The Taliban’s Opium Ban Has Become an Existential Problem for the West
As fears grow Afghanistan’s opium trade is the only barrier to a global opioid death epidemic, experts tell VICE News “there are no good options.”
I Tried To Find Out If Legal Opium Leads To Better Erections
‘Bro, it will literally make your cock so hard you can fuck for hours without cumming!’
Why It Still Sucks To Get High in the Arab World's Biggest City
Egypt has been trying to eliminate drug use since the medieval era. But for just as long, people in Cairo have been finding ways around the clampdowns.
The Taliban Vowed to End Afghanistan's Heroin Trade. What Happened Next?
A year on from the Taliban’s takeover, VICE World News looks at what impact the regime has had on global drug supply.
The Taliban Said It Banned Opium. But Business Is Still Booming.
VICE World News discovered a still-flourishing poppy trade in the fields and markets of southern Afghanistan. But amid warnings from Taliban fighters, farmers are worried about their future.
These Afghans Are Using a Giant Slingshot to Shoot Drugs Across the Border
Experts say Afghan drug smugglers have been using this technique for years.
The Taliban Can't Afford to Stop Producing Heroin – Unless the US Pays Them
“They will want a very good deal to end the production,” a former special forces soldier turned anti-narcotics consultant told VICE World News. “But let’s face it, they’re great negotiators.”
Afghanistan’s Opium Business Boomed Under US Occupation
The Taliban banned production of the poppy in 2000. After twenty years of war, Afghanistan is now responsible for 82% of the world’s opium supply.
Drug Deaths in Scotland Rose Yet Again to a Record High
2020 saw 1,339 drug-related deaths, four and a half times higher than 20 years ago.
Secret Farmhouses and Talcum Powder: This Is How Dealers Are Smuggling Heroin Into India
As India slowly opens up its borders, dealers are taking high risks to smuggle the most abused opioid in the country.
How I Sobered Up to Ace One of the Toughest Exams in the World
Some 85 percent of students fail the Graduate Medical School Admissions Test. Seven years sober, Michael got an all-time high score.
WATCH: How the British Empire Became One of the Biggest Drug Pushers in History
A third of Brits believe countries were better off for being colonised by the British empire – but many don't know of the horrors inflicted on Britain's former colonies.