RUSSIA NOW WORLD'S TOP HEROIN USER:

According to someone who should know - the head of Russia's anti-narcotics bureau, Victor Ivanov. In an interview with BBC on 10 Mar he estimated there are 2.5 million heroin users in Russia. The report of his comments includes not a word about treatment, and in fact there is virtually no treatment available - methadone and buprenorphine are both absolutely forbidden. So what does the drug czar of Russia suggest? "He said it was time for the international community to take action against Afghan narcotics by spraying poppies and offering farmers incentives to grow other crops." Even for cynics it is difficult to comprehend how a person in authority can embrace an approach that America has demonstrated, conclusively and at a cost of many billions of dollars, is utterly futile! full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7935527.stm