By David Macdonald

Everyone knows that Afghanistan is the centre of the world's heroin trade. Afghanistan's poppy fields produce more heroin than all other countries combined. Most accounts of the drugs trade concentrate on the impact of trafficking on the West. Yet the truth is that drug addiction is also a problem within Afghanistan. This book explores the devastating impact that the drugs trade has had on the Afghan people. Author David MacDonald worked as a drugs advisor to the UN in Afghanistan for many years. Based on his extensive experience, this book breaks down the myths surrounding the heroin trade to provide a detailed analysis of the history of drug use within the country. He examines the impact of 25 years of continuous war, and shows how the recent US invasion has increased poverty and instability, and led to an increase in drugs consumption. He considers the recent rise in the use of pharmaceutical drugs, resulting in dangerous chemical cocktails. MacDonald also analyses the effect of Afghanistan's heroin trade on neighbouring countries.

Published Date: 01/02/2007 Format: PaperBack ISBN: 0-7453-2617-x Publisher: Pluto Press Rating: Retail price: Pound £ 21.99 (Rs. 2,746.77) Our price: Rs. 2,295.00 You Save: Rs. 451.77 Reviews: 0 reivew(s).

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