16 Most Drug-Addicted Countries in the World
| August 8, 2016
13. Iran
Given how conservative the regime is in Iran, and how the country doesn’t even allow the consumption of alcohol, it may surprise you to learn that there’s a drug problem here. This problem has a lot to do with Iran being a “halfway” point between opiate producers in Afghanistan and other markets in the Middle East and in Europe. Currently, UNODC estimates 2% of Iran’s population uses opiates regularly.
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