Chemical traces of opium found in an ancient Egyptian alabaster vase shows it had a widespread use. Scientists even think King Tut himself may have used the substance. The findings mean opium use ...

UNODC survey found 85% of families in northern provinces unable to replace poppy income. Production fell 32% to 296 tonnes as synthetic drugs surged. Afghanistan's opium poppy cultivation fell to ...

Residents work in an illegal poppy field in Pekon, Myanmar. In 2024, the country became the world's largest producer of opium, more than double that of previous leader Afghanistan. AFP Opium ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Chemical traces of opium found in an ancient Egyptian alabaster vase shows it had a widespread use. Scientists even think King Tut himself may have ...

Professor Zheng Yangwen tells Michael about the impact of the opium trade in China. Michael Wood talks to Prof. Zheng Yangwen about the crippling social effects on China of the opium trade run by the ...