poppy cultivation has practically come to a standstill. For the first time in decades, Myanmar has replaced Afghanistan as the world's largest opium and heroin producer. It would be natural to ...

"This is a nightmare for the whole family," the new mom said after being separated from her son for three days An Alabama mother briefly lost custody of her newborn baby when her drug test came ...

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Toiling in what is the opium capital of the world, farmers in southern Afghanistan are swapping out their poppy plants for wheat crops. The farmers are ...

“Everyone thinks people grow poppy flowers to be rich ... He says he regrets growing the substance – the core ingredient in heroin – but said the income is the only thing separating him ...