A British soldier patrols a poppy field in Helmand. Production has apparently tripled since troops arrived in 2006
Opium Addicts Of Afghanistan: Number Of Junkies TRIPLES To 150,000 Despite War On Drugs -- Daily Mail
* United Nations warns of epidemic as opium production soars
* Problem has got worse since British troops entered in 2006
* More than 1m Afghans are addicted to one drug or another
* Dirt cheap price of drugs exacerbating the problem
A heroin addict father smokes the deadly drug contentedly as his two innocent children sit watching him adoringly.
The oblivious man is part of a growing epidemic in the war-torn country of Afghanistan, which has seen the number of opium and heroin addicts tripling to 150,000, according to latest United Nations Figures, while 225,000 used the drug in 2012.
In a country with a population 35million, there are now more than 1m addicts of one drug or another.
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My Comment: This is a health crisis that is going to last for generations.
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