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Responding to Afghanistan's Opium economy challenge : lessons and policy implications from a development perspective [PDF]
Opium, Afghanistan's leading economic activity, lies at the heart of the challenges the country faces in state building, governance, security, and development.
Byrd, William A.
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Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, Volume 35, Issue 9, September 2026.ABSTRACT Background In pharmacoepidemiologic research, correct assignment of the length of single dispensation is critical to build treatment episodes. The parametric reverse waiting time distribution (rWTD) is a particularly attractive data‐driven method to estimate dispensation lengths.
Mette Reilev +8 more
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Counterproductive counternarcotic strategies? A study of the effects of opium eradication in the presence of imperfect capital markets and sharecropping arrangements [PDF]
In this paper, we model the economic incentives surrounding opium crop production at farm level in Afghanistan. Specifically, we examine the impact of eradication policies when opium is used as a means of obtaining credit, and when the crops are produced
Andersson, Camilla
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Addiction, crime and insurgency: the transnational threat of Afghan opium. [PDF]
, 2009 In a new report, Addiction, Crime and Insurgency: The Transnational Threat of Afghan Opium, UNODC shows the devastating consequences that the 900 tons of opium and 375 tons of heroin that are trafficked from Afghanistan every year have on the health and ...
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The Plant Genome, Volume 19, Issue 3, September 2026.Abstract Camptothecin (CPT), a plant‐derived monoterpene indole alkaloid first identified in Camptotheca acuminata, is a drug precursor widely used for cancer chemotherapeutics. However, the full set of genes responsible for CPT biosynthesis remains unclear, hindering efforts to elucidate the complete pathway or establish biosynthetic production of CPT
Shenqi Wang +6 more
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Characteristics of self introduced addicts in Ardebil
Payesh, 2005 Objective(s): To study characteristics and opium use pattern in patients attended to Ardebil addiction treatment center. Methods: In this retrospective and descriptive analytic study the characteristics of the self-introduced addicts attended to Ardebil ...
Amani F, Sadeghieh S, Salamati P
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The American Journal on Addictions, Volume 35, Issue 5, Page 638-642, September 2026.Abstract Background and Objectives Poppy seed tea (PST) contains unpredictable opioid concentrations, destabilising tolerance and increasing overdose risk. Extended‐release buprenorphine (BUP‐XR) provides sustained coverage without daily dosing. Methods Eighteen‐month follow‐up of adults (N = 3) with opioid use disorder (OUD) involving PST in Australia.
John McMaster +4 more
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A Theory of Natural Addiction [PDF]
Economic theories of rational addiction aim to describe consumer behavior in the presence of habit-forming goods. We provide a biological foundation for this body of work by formally specifying conditions under which it is optimal to form a habit.
Tasnadi, Attila, Smith, Trenton G.
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Second Opium Conference : convention protocol. [PDF]
, 1928 Conference proceedings of the League of Nations\u27 Second Opium Conferencehttps://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/eastbooks/1033/thumbnail ...
Opium Conference Geneva, Switzerland) 1924-1925 : (2nd :
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Drug and Alcohol Review, Volume 45, Issue 6, September 2026.ABSTRACT Introduction Scotland remains in the midst of a public health crisis driven by drug‐related deaths, with rates reaching 2.0 per 100 person‐years in 2020–22. Estimates of the prevalence of opioid dependence are critical for supporting policy decisions and better understanding the factors behind this rise.
Andreas Markoulidakis +12 more
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