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Synthetic drugs and digital crime: Why Central Asia is emerging as a new frontline

More than 300 million people worldwide used drugs in the past year, according to the UNODC World Drug Report 2025data, and around 600,000 die every year as a result of addiction. The scale of the ...

Myanmar burns $446 million worth of seized drugs as illicit trade booms in Southeast Asia

BANGKOK--The authorities in Myanmar destroyed more than $446 million worth of illegal drugs seized from around the country to ...

“No Drugged Driving!” Messaging Dangers of Drug Abuse on Medicine Bags

The police are partnering with the local pharmacists association to establish a cooperative system for the eradication of ...
CNA

Myanmar burns US$525 million of illegal drugs

YANGON: Myanmar authorities on Friday (Jun 26) torched seized drugs worth an estimated US$525 million, according to the home affairs minister, who blamed rebel factions for the wa ...
The Diplomat

Will Drug Policies in Asia Make a Turn Toward Human Rights in 2026?

New Zealand’s Trade Agreement With India Reflects a Foreign Policy Shift A protest against extrajudicial killings tied to the Duterte administration’s controversial “war on drugs,” San Miguel, Manila, ...
The Conversation

Addicted: how the world got hooked on illicit drugs – and why we need to view this as a global threat like climate change

It has taken decades for some to accept the devastating effects of climate change on our planet. Despite scientific evidence that was available years ago, many people were reluctant to make the ...