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A related article from the OP is "Watchdog: $7 Billion U.S. Effort Doesn't Dent Afghan Poppy Production" (2014) [0]

I hadn't heard of this, but it is unfortunately not surprising. Less surprising than the world's most expensive gas station.

So much apathy...

[0] http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/10/21/357839094/...




Letsee, If Methadone/suboxone treatment costs $4k/year, that would have paid for 1.75 million patient-years of therapy. And employed a lot of US health care workers. And prevented who knows how much crime, child neglect, missed work...




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