Commentary on Pardo et al.: Whatever the past situation, drug precursor chemicals may in future represent an important source for synthetic drug production in Afghanistan and surrounding countries.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Soderholm, Alexander; Mansfield, David; Groshkova, Teodora; Sedefov, Roumen; Griffiths, Paul
- Source
- Addiction. Jun2024, Vol. 119 Issue 6, p1021-1023. 3p.
- Subject
- *PRODRUGS
*METHAMPHETAMINE
*PHARMACEUTICAL industry
*SYNTHETIC drugs
*DRUGS
- Language
- ISSN
- 0965-2140
The article comments on the paper by B. Pardo and colleagues about the production of methamphetamine in Afghanistan. Topics discussed include the role of ephedra in the expansion of methamphetamine production in the country, the uncertainty of the Taliban's ban on drug production, and the possible increase in the manufacture of methamphetamine or other synthetic substances using synthetic precursors.