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U.K. cracks down on synthetic opioid 10 times stronger than fentanyl causing overdoses in Europe (www.cbsnews.com)

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[–] carl_dungeon@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Didn’t the taliban use opioid sales to finance themselves? Why are they cracking down now?

[–] protozoan_ninja@sh.itjust.works 8 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

Nope! They sold opiates. Opiates derive from plants, usually poppies, while opioids are synthetic. The Taliban doesn't need/hasn't really needed synthetic opioid production, because Afghanistan is the world's largest producer of opium poppies.

If anything, in the new era of lab-made chemicals that fry your brain like an egg the first time you hear about them, the Taliban are likely falling behind in the drug trade.

[–] SatyrSack@lemmy.one 4 points 7 months ago

Opiates are opioids. Opiate:opioid::square:rectangle

Opioids are a class of drugs that derive from, or mimic, natural substances found in the opium poppy plant.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opioid

[–] carl_dungeon@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Sorry I misspoke, I was referring to opiates from poppies not synthetics.