Afghanistan: Opium cultivation drops sharply, but regional trafficking rises Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan has fallen by 20 per cent compared to last year, continuing a dramatic decline since the introduction of a nationwide ban under the…

UNODC. Afghanistan opium cultivation falls in 2025, shifting regional production and trafficking patterns, says new UNODC survey VIENNA/KABUL, 6 November (UN Information Service) – Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan in 2025 decreased by 20 per…

Opioid-Krise:Deutsche Millionen für US-Pharma-Dynastie Die Sacklers und ihr Pharmakonzern Purdue werden in den USA für die Opioid-Krise verantwortlich gemacht. Exklusive Recherchen decken die Geschäfte der Familie in Deutschland auf. (ZDF heute, 17…

Revealed: How the Sackler family’s opioid empire continues to make hundreds of millions of dollars in profits around the world Finance Uncovered conducts forensic analysis of Mundipharma financials for global investigation A collaboration of journ…

USA. Adults 65 years and older not immune to the opioid epidemic, study finds by American Society of Anesthesiologists  MedicalXpress, USA, 11.10.2025 https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10-adults-years-older-immune-opioid.html

UK. Drug lab developing synthetic opioids found in Ayrshire Police uncovered the UK's first drug lab for nitazenes in Ayrshire, a senior officer has told an oversight board. (BBC, UK, 25.09.2025) https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62nvy4k4w1o