The DEA and UN are warning about the rise of drug trafficking in different regions. The DEA expresses concerns about a potential Adderall epidemic due to illicit supply of counterfeit pills made with meth. The UN reports a surge in drug seizures in the conflict-ridden West African Sahel region, indicating its transformation into a significant drug trafficking route. Additionally, there are warnings about the spread of Captagon, a drug combining amphetamine and caffeine, in the Middle East.
If Arab states fail to reduce the use of captagon, an illicit drug that contains both amphetamine and caffeine, the Middle East may become a hotbed for an even more devastating and addictive substance: methamphetamine, warns @VFelbabBrown. https://t.co/t1nuXLQcnJ
Adderall 'could become the next opioid epidemic' https://t.co/11PaINIThR https://t.co/rBPFRhtWCK
Captagon, a drug that combines amphetamine and caffeine, has flooded the Middle East, writes @VFelbabBrown. To prevent a regional methamphetamine crisis, Arab countries must retire their ineffective, punitive policies toward drug use. https://t.co/xFjJXE1Nei
Drug seizures have soared in the West African Sahel region, indicating that the conflict-ridden region is becoming an influential route for drug trafficking, according to a new UN report https://t.co/idgFJIctyC https://t.co/rdAOv1dIlL
📍Drug seizures soared in the West African Sahel region according to figures released Friday in a new U.N. report, indicating the conflict-ridden region is becoming an influential route for drug trafficking. https://t.co/xV8p9E7suO
West Africa’s Sahel becoming a drug trafficking corridor, UN warns https://t.co/iozbpdsu6x
https://t.co/O7CrVbcTly The West African Sahel is becoming a drug smuggling corridor, UN warns, as seizures skyrocket
The DEA is right to be concerned about an industrial-scale illicit supply of counterfeit adderall made with meth because counterfeit pills are proven way to increase market share and profits, but the risks to the public aren't the same as opioids and shouldn't be treated as such. https://t.co/YrMfqIDNbe
Adderall could become the next opioid epidemic, DEA warns https://t.co/mIUXZusX8c https://t.co/ad3FqhqdWj