Cannabis, Cocaine And Opium Production In Decline, UN Report Finds -- The GuardianContaining drug trafficking proving effective but global rise in illicit use of synthetic drugs for 'legal highs' cause concern.
Global opium production fell by 38% in 2010 and cocaine cultivation continued to decline, according to the annual UN report on the world drug market.
The report said that while the global markets for cocaine, heroin and cannabis had declined or remained stable, the production and illicit use of prescription opioid drugs and new synthetics known as legal highs, which mimic the effects of traditional drugs, had increased sharply.
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Update: UN: Sharp drops in opium, coca production in 2010 -- Yahoo News/AP
My Comment: Will this trend in declining drug production continue .... for some reason I have my doubts. The UNOCD web site is here, and the full report is here.
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