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March 26, 2009

Poverty, Rebel Groups Push Poor Farmers To Drug Cultivation In India

by Dilnaz Boga, Counter Currents, India - India’s North Eastern state of Manipur is paying a high price for its proximity to the notorious Golden Triangle. A population of 2.4 million grapples with HIV/AIDS that stems out of a heroin addiction problem directly related to local poppy cultivation.

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