UN: Crop substitution programs ineffective
A UN report says programs to help farmers in developing countries grow legal crops as a substitute for illegal drugs do not work well enough. Crop substitution programs, carried out mainly in Asia and Latin America to replace drug plantation -- particularly opium poppies and coca leaves -- are largely ineffective. Also highlighted in the report is the increasing presence of illegal online pharmacies. It identified the United States and some countries in Europe as the major markets for the illegal Internet pharmaceuticals.
