NEW YORK: The world is speeding up. Communications, travel, and productivity are increasing. For some people, synthetic drugs have become a way to deal with today's fast and competitive times.
Around the world, in order to enhance performance, (...)
An unfamiliar country keeps popping up in press reports about drug trafficking: Guinea Bissau. This West African state of 1.5 million people is one of the poorest in the world. Its chief exports? Cashews, shrimp, and cocaine. Cocaine, in a country (...)
European leaders need to get serious about Europe's cocaine problem. The "white lady is seducing a steadily growing number of Europeans, and remaining in a state of denial will only worsen the consequences. Cocaine used to be America's problem, to (...)
When NATO leaders meet for their summit in Riga at the end of this month. There will be a ghost at the feast: Afghanistan's opium. Afghanistan is in danger of falling back into the hands of terrorists, insurgents, and criminals, and the (...)