Opium in Iran is widely available, and the country has been estimated to have the highest per capita number of opioid addicts in the world [1] [2] at a rate of 2.8% of Iranians over age 15. The Iranian government estimates the number of addicts at 2 million. [3]

Jun 25, 2017 · Afghanistan produces some 90% of the world's opium, which is extracted from poppy resin and refined to make heroin. Iran is a major transit point for Afghan-produced opiates heading to Europe.

Jan 24, 2019 · By the end of the 19th century, Iran—then known as Persia—was one of the world’s top opium exporters, even as the government did not have effective control over most of the country’s...

Mar 29, 2022 · Iran has the highest rate of nonmedical opium use in the world and, for four decades, has been dealing with the negative impacts of the United States’ and the United Nations’ sanctions, which were scaled up in 2018.

Afghanistan is the leading producer of opiates in the world, but political changes have led to a ban on opium poppy cultivation, 4 which has become a challenge for maintenance treatment centres in Iran.

Dec 1, 2007 · Opium and heroin are smuggled from the east, while hallucinogenic and chemical-based “designer” drugs enter Iran from Turkey and Bandar Abbas.23 The influx of narcotics into Iran, opiates in particular, has had a profoundly adverse …

According to the UNODC World Drug Report 2014, Iran accounted for 74% of the world's opium seizures and 25% of the world's heroin and morphine seizures in 2012. The Islamic Republic of Iran reportedly spends millions of dollars annually on border control, including for the construction of expensive barriers along its borders with Afghanistan ...

Jun 23, 2015 · According to the United Nations’ office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Iran is suffering from the 2 nd most severe addiction to opioids (11), and the highest rate of heroin and opium addiction per head of population in the world. 20% of the Iranian population aged 15 - 60 is taking part in drug abuse, and one in 17 is a regular user (12).

Iran is still one of the main countries in the path of illegal drugs trafficking; opium, cannabis, heroin, and morphine base are originated from Afghanistan and Pakistan and smuggled mainly for markets in Europe, Persian Gulf and Middle Eastern countries.

Apr 6, 2020 · Opioid drug use has been ubiquitous in Iran for centuries. Today users are often prescribed substitutes such as methadone to kick their addiction. A traditional pipe used for smoking opium. Older generations in rural settings regularly gather to drink tea, play cards, talk - and smoke opium.