The US is leaving behind a flourishing, violent trade in heroin and crystal meth in Afghanistan. The Om weed, which contains the key ingredient for making meth, grows wild in the mountains. One in 10 ...

Afghanistan is now the fastest-growing maker of methamphetamine in the world, according to a report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Methamphetamine trafficking is surging ...

This article originally appeared on Undark. Muhammad Rehman Shirzad squints against the late afternoon sun as he scrambles up the side of a steep ravine in the district of Surobi on the eastern edge ...

BAKWA, Afghanistan — Afghanistan’s fastest-growing drug industry operates from desert outposts in plain view. One of its most bustling hubs, some five hours west of Kandahar, can only be reached by ...

The rise of P2P methamphetamine is fueling mental health problems and homelessness across the United States, according to a new book. In the early 2000s, most methamphetamine available in the United ...