Dr Nang Pann Ei Kham, coordinator of the Drug Policy Advocacy Group, speaks to Al Jazeera about the deadly addiction.
From: 101 East
Myanmar’s Poppylands
Growing opium provides vital income for thousands of families in Myanmar but the drug is devastating entire communities.
16 Jun 2016
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Afghan authorities are struggling to control the resurgence in poppy farming that feeds the habits of addicts worldwide.
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