Tag: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
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Billion dollar opioid addiction market fuels Nigeria’s drug crisis
A growing market of addiction to synthetic opioids estimated at over $1 billion has been identified as the fastest-growing challenge in Nigeria’s drug crisis, apart from cocaine and heroin trafficking. The emerging challenge is fuelled by the activities of organized crime syndicates that specialize in the production, use, and trafficking of drugs, according to a…