United Nations says Afghan opium production hits record high

United Nations says Afghan opium production hits record high
Afghanistan’s opium production surged in 2013 to record levels, despite 12 years of international efforts to wean the country off the narcotics trade, according to a report released today by the UN’s drug control agency. Photo by: AP Photo/Rahmat … Read more on The Commercial Dispatch

Veterans with PTSD can often become addicted to the very pain medications …
After a week of withdrawal, Mr. Fazio checked himself out of the Veterans Health Administration hospital—and was given 168 pills of the same opium like drug he was already addicted to, according to his files, which The Wall Street Journal has reviewed. Read more on NJ.com (blog)