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Three Unlikely Partners in Crime Part III: The Taliban in Afghanistan - Heroin Manufacturing Empire

There is a variety of factors which have created a “perfect storm” which has lead to the death of thousands of Americans due to heroin overdose. There factors seem disparate at face value: the prescription drug addiction epidemic, the pharmaceutical industry’s creation of potent addictive drugs like OxyContin, the Mexican farming industry’s desperation to turn a profit, and in this segment: the geopolitical climate affecting heroin creation in Afghanistan. read more...