U.N. Report: Global Opium Production Has Reached All-Time High

U.N. Says Opium Production Has Reached All-Time High -- Time

Fueled by the rising global trade in heroin

More land was used to cultivate illicit opium in 2013 than ever before, due to increased smuggling through southern Afghanistan, according to the U.N.

The annual World Drug Report released on Thursday indicates that land area used for production of opiates and opioids, the leading cause of drug-related disease and death, reached roughly 733,000 acres last year — the highest since the first estimates were recorded in 1998. For the third consecutive year, Afghanistan has logged the world’s largest opium cultivation.

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U.N. Says Opium Production Has Reached All-Time High -- New York Times
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Land Used For Opium Production At All-Time High, UN Drug Report Finds -- IBTimes
UN agency worried about surge in Afghan opium production -- Deutsche Welle
Opium growth at highest level since 1998: UN -- News24