Despite a slight decrease in opium production, the UNODC warned that the conditions were in place for its continued expansion ...

Myanmar's turmoil post-coup has led to record opium production, surpassing Afghanistan, with ongoing conflicts reshaping ...

Myanmar’s opium production reaches 995 tonnes in 2024, keeping it as the global leader while Afghan output continues to lag.

U.N. experts say there has been a slight drop in the production of opium in Myanmar, the world’s biggest source of the ...

Opium production in Myanmar has fallen for the first time since a military coup in 2021, the UN said Thursday, but the ...

The ban on growing opium poppy has devastating consequences for the Afghan rural population. The Taliban have yet to offer ...

Bangkok (Thailand), 12 December 2024 – Opium cultivation in Myanmar remains at high levels after three years of growth, the ...

Opium production in Myanmar has fallen for the first time since a military coup in 2021, the UN said today, but the country ...

A joint team of central and state forces conducted search and area domination operations in the fringe and vulnerable ...

Thirty-one farmers have been arrested for cultivating opium poppies on their lands in northeastern Badakhshan province, ...

"Hing (Asafetida) is the best replacement for poppy in Afghanistan. It is more profitable and generates significantly higher income than poppies," Rohani told Xinhua on his farm recently.

While your average poppy seeds likely have no intoxicating effects, it is technically possible to get high from poppy seeds — ...