junior science refresher magazine

junior science refresher magazine

junior science refresher magazine Published this article page no 49 historically the area was famous for its opium production and drug trade including drug trafficking violence and people smuggling. opium has been used as a recreational drug in south east asia since the 1800s when the opium wars occurred. according to the united nations office on drugs and crime (unodc) the cultivation of opium poppy crops in myanmar and laos has tripled the amount harvested in 2006. golden crescent the golden crescent is the name given to asias principal area of illicit opium production located at the crossroads of central south and western asia. this space overlaps three nations afghanistan iran and pakistan whose mountainous peripheries define the crescent though only afghanistan and pakistan produce opium with iran being a consumer and transshipment route for the smuggled opiates. indias concernsindia is sandwiched between two important opium producing regions of the world.drug money is used to finance terror activities in the country.there is increase in drug addiction among youth in border area especially in north east and punjab.a nexus among pakistans interservices intelligence (isi) maoists and insurgent groups of northeast is using money earned from drug trafficking to fund terror activities in india junior science refresher magazine subscription.

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