According to some sources the Afghan Taliban have greatly reduced or effectively ended opium cultivation. This has, in my opinion, led to a surge in Fentanyl deaths in the US. I haven’t seen any American sources talking about this. I’m not making any value judgements, just pointing this out as nobody here seems to be discussing it.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=talaban+ends+opium+production
It has been noted elsewhere.
Fentanyl is the poor man’s heroin. It’s cheaper to make and waaaaay more powerful, so they don’t have to have a lot to make a lot..............................
Not sure I believe that. In their previous incarnation the taliban used the opium poppy as a revenue stream despite their “religious convictions”.
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Are you saying Americans have switched to taking fentanyl instead of opium?