Anatoly Safonov, Russian President 28th May 2010
A survey on Drug use showed that around 1 million Afghan's between 15 and 64 suffer from drug addiction, 8% of the population - twice the global average.
Afghanistan is also virtually the sole supplier of opium accounting for 93% of global production.
The Livelihood of about 1.7 million rural people, 7% of the whole population, are directly dependant on poppy cultivation.
Poppies are estimated to earn approximatly 8x more income per hectare than wheat, using less water and fewer inputs.
