The unnamed man, who left Afghanistan when he was nine, won his human rights claim because his dependence on substances made ...

KABUL, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The counter-narcotics police have discovered 12.5 kg of opium poppy and arrested three individuals on the charge of involvement in the drug business in the northern ...

July in Longhoes Field is sensational. Poppies mix with swathes of vivid blue viper’s bugloss, yellow St John’s wort and the seed heads of opium poppies. Only 2 percent of the meadows present ...

The report mentions at least two areas, Pastwari and Kochmina, where opium poppy is grown, allegedly by Afghan labourers under the patronage of a terrorist faction, ‘Faizullah Ikhwani Group ...

The FDA has extended the public comment period for its Request for Information about poppy seed contamination after reports of adverse events, including respiratory arrest and death, were linked to ...

a pain-relieving agent extracted from unripe seedpods of the opium poppy. Opium was commonly used as a pain reliever and sedative from ancient times into the 19th century. Lactucarium may deliver ...

Reliable sources confirmed that poppy is being grown in the Pastwari and Kochmina regions. The fields are spread across 4 to 5 different locations, covering around 25 acres. Reports suggest the ...

In one of the cases, police recover 32.5 kg of poppy husk from a car traveling along the Amritsar-Jamnagar Express Highway The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on ...

The San Diego Botanic Garden in Encinitas is leading an effort to turn plants into better medicines. KPBS sci-tech reporter Thomas Fudge explains what we already know about herbal remedies — and ...

Authorities have also eradicated 56,654.69 acres of illicit opium poppy fields and 1,723.27 acres of cannabis cultivation. The momentum intensified further with Operation Dawn, launched on Nov 8 ...

Additionally, authorities have destroyed 56,654.69 acres of illicit opium poppy plantations and eradicated 1,723.271 acres of cannabis cultivation. The Arunachal Pradesh Police remains steadfast in ...