FILM: Raw Opium: Pain, Pleasure, Profits
Come to the DC premier screening of this insightful documentary about approaching drug addiction as a public health issues, versus criminalization and creative ways to reduce its harm to communities.
The Afghan Opium War
IPS Drug Policy Director Sanho Tree says that the worst thing the U.S. military could do in Afghanistan right now is forced eradication of poppies, because it would alienate peasant farmers and drive them into the arms of the Taliban. The farmers will turn to illicit crops to feed their families.
From the Frontlines: May 17th, 2010
Showdown on K Street, unheard voices from the Gulf, and finreg loopholes.
An Opium Alternative for Afghanistan
Poppies are the go-to crop for many Afghan farmers. Here’s a way to change that.
The Taliban is Back
Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bush administration, Iraq, Taliban, warlords, drug lords, opium, women’s issues, civilian casualties, corruption
Afghanistan: Five Years Later
The Taliban is back. And the United States is largely to blame.