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Morning Roundup March 22, 2013

By Ben Feuerherd

Drug addiction plagues Myanmar, one in ten people are smartphone addicts, and rapper Too $hort denies meth charges because "his thing is weed." MORE  

China Planned to Kill Drug Lord With Drone

By McCarton Ackerman

The plan highlights the nation's increasing use of unmanned aerial warfare. MORE  

Asia's Rising Meth Problem

By McCarton Ackerman

Crystal meth, often manufactured in Myanmar, is replacing heroin and opium as Asia's biggest drug threat. MORE  

China's Addicts Drive Southeast Asian Opium Boom

By May Wilkerson

Opium production in the region has doubled in six years, despite eradication efforts. MORE  

Opium Eradication Efforts Hurt Myanmar Farmers

By McCarton Ackerman

Farmers who once depended on poppy profits are now struggling to make ends meet. MORE  

Myanmar Declares War on Opium

By McCarton Ackerman

But the government's target of completely eliminating opium by 2014 sounds overambitious. MORE  

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