Episode 357 • • 1:16:46 - 1:24:55
357: Rotational Deployment
European Drug Report, Synthetic Opioids, Afghanistan Poppy Blight
The European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) report indicates a shift toward synthetic opioids like fentanyl as heroin availability fluctuates. A reported "poppy blight" in Afghanistan is linked to a heroin drought in late 2010. The hosts note that Brussels, Belgium, reportedly has the purest cocaine in Europe, coinciding with the location of EU headquarters.