Opium
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Fighting Afghan Taliban with Islamic credit unions...Russian invasion of the 1980s. JOBS FOR AFGHANS In Afghanistan, an estimated 65 percent of young people are unemployed, illegal opium is worth about half the country's GDP, and the informal sector accounts for about 80 percent of the... In this article: Taliban, Islam, Afghanistan, Unemployment, Lashkar Gah, Beneficiary, Stanley McChrystal, Opium, and U.S. Army |
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Anchorage Daily News | 2 days ago
Agents nab 40 kilos of opium
...11:43 PM Last Modified: November 24th, 2009 11:43 PM U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents intercepted more than 40 kilograms of opium at the Anchorage international airport this week, the agency said Tuesday. The dope, worth some $16...
In this article: Anchorage, Wisconsin, FedEx, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Thailand, and U.S.
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Detroit News | 3 days ago
U.S. offers millions to reduce poppies
Afghan provinces will receive development money to curb opium Kabul, Afghanistan -- The U.S. on Monday agreed to hand out millions of dollars in development aid to provinces in Afghanistan that have eliminated or reduced the production of...
In this article: U.S., Narcotic, Afghanistan, Kabul, Taliban insurgency, Opium poppy, Heroin, and Taliban
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AP Online | 3 days ago
Afghan provinces get millions to reduce poppies
...poppies, the raw ingredient in making heroin. The poppy crop in Afghanistan, which produces 90 percent of the world's supply of opium, is linked to corruption, addiction and a drug trade that bankrolls the Taliban insurgency. Curbing...
In this article: Narcotic, Heroin, Afghanistan, U.S., Taliban, Kabul, and British troops
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Independent.co.uk - World | 5 days ago
As deaths in Afghanistan rise, so does the growth of opium
...is mirrored by public opinion: a ComRes poll for the IoS had 71 per cent agreeing that there should be a phased withdrawal. The opium issue remains a key part of the Government's argument for Britain's presence in Afghanistan. But the war...
In this article: Taliban, Afghanistan, British troops, Stanley McChrystal, Opium poppy, and Heroin
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The Oklahoman | November 18, 2009
Two Delaware County men face charges in opium case; judge sets bail at $1M
...followed the van and took the two men in on a rural road in Delaware CountyAlthough agents seized 36 pounds of opium, further analysis suggests the "pure opium" weighed about 13 pounds, Lair said. "The street value of either 36 pounds or 13...
In this article: Delaware County, Oklahoma, Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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Delaware County men charged after 36 pounds of opium seized
JAY - Two Delaware County men are being held on $1 million bail after federal and state agents seized 36 pounds of pure opium. Xue Yang, 32, and Wang Chong Khang, 25, both of Jay were charged today with endeavoring to distribute controlled...
In this article: Delaware County, California, and Thailand
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Cincinnati Enquirer | November 13, 2009
Opium-filled purses seized at CVG
...from appearing. See instructions for fixing the problem. By Janice Morse jmorse@enquirer.com November 13, 2009 Agents seized opium that was concealed in a pair of handbags Friday at the DHL package shipping facility at...
In this article: Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, Methamphetamine, Narcotic, Heroin, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Canada, and Iran
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washingtonpost.com | November 07, 2009
Mexican army makes large opium seizure
In this article: Guerrero, Heroin, Defense Department, Veracruz, Tijuana, Mexico, Chihuahua, and Felipe Calderon
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Opium is a narcotic formed from the latex (i.e., sap) released by lacerating (or "scoring") the immature seed pods of opium poppies (Papaver somniferum). It contains up to 10% morphine, an opiate alkaloid, which is most frequently processed chemically to produce heroin for the illegal drug trade. The resin also includes codeine and non-narcotic alkaloids, such as papaverine and noscapine. Meconium historically referred to related, weaker preparations made from other parts of the poppy or different species of poppies. Modern opium production is the culmination of millennia of production, in which the source poppy, methods of extraction and processing, and methods of consumption have become increasingly potent.
Cultivation of opium poppies for food, anesthesia, and ritual purposes dates back to at least the Neolithic Age. The Sumerian, Assyrian, Egyptian, Minoan, Greek, Roman, Persian and Arab Empires each made widespread use of opium, which was the most potent form of pain relief then available, allowing ancient surgeons to perform prolonged surgical procedures. Opium is mentioned in the most important medical texts of the ancient world, including the Ebers Papyrus and the writings of Dioscorides, Galen, and Avicenna. Widespread medical use of unprocessed opium continued through the American Civil War before giving way to morphine and its successors, which could be injected at a precisely controlled dosage. American morphine is still produced primarily from poppies grown and processed in India in the traditional manner and remains the standard of pain relief for casualties of war.
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