Ironically, the UN may finally make religion the opiate of the masses.

Source: https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/lincolnbrown/2023/02/06/the-un-wants-religious-groups-to-toe-the-lgbtq-line-n1668359

Lower incomes along the opiate supply chain could stimulate other illegal activities like the trafficking of arms, people or synthetic drugs, the most recent UNODC report said.

Source: https://halifax.citynews.ca/2023/11/05/afghan-farmers-lose-income-of-more-than-1-billion-after-the-taliban-banned-poppy-cultivation/

Paramedics learned the men were overdosing on fentanyl, a highly potent and often deadly opiate, authorities said.

Source: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/story/2023-07-14/6-men-overdose-in-oceanside-park-all-revived-by-paramedics-using-narcan

“The archdiocese recognizes the need for greater resources and support for adults struggling with opiate addiction who often turn to a parish seeking help,” Cardinal Tobin said.

Source: https://thetablet.org/cardinal-tobin-teams-up-with-ex-nj-gov-to-save-opioid-addicts/

The (DEA waiver) was a big barrier to providers prescribing buprenorphine because even if they identified someone that had an opiate use disorder, what can they say?

Source: https://mountainx.com/news/doctors-opioid-work-earns-white-house-recognition/

While some of the drugs found in the defendant’s system were breakdown products from illicit substances, including cocaine, there was more than one kind of opiate, noted the magistrates.

Source: https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/23791817.carlisle-driver-tested-cocaine-using-drugs-aged-11-12/?ref=rss