Dear Edify,
So you are giving absoulte assurances that the CIA and MI-5, etc., are in no way winking or assisting in the flow of opiates into Iran?
You are further giving absolute assurances that all elements of the CIA, MI-5 etc., are fully in support of stopping the growing of Poppy?
Iran contra was about how elements of the CIA used cash from Cocaine sales to finance clandestine activities to evade the oversight of Congress.
I beleive that there is increasing opiate use in Iran, and since it is done secretly, I have no studies or articles to back up the idea. How can you give assurances that Opiate use is declining in Iran? What rehab centers are in operation? What is their popularity? Increasing? Decreasing?
In the US arested people are given drug screening.
In 2004, one study found 14% of a sample of arrestees in Iran tested positive for opiates.
Estimating the Prevalence of Opiates Use by Unlinked Anonymous Urine Drug Testing: A Pilot Study in Iran - Substance Use & Misuse
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