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Trading in amphetamines: How Syria became a narco state

Captagon is now Syria's biggest export by far, dwarfing all its legal exports put together, according to estimates drawn from official data. An amphetamine derived from a once-legal treatment for narcolepsy and attention deficit disorder, it has become a huge drug in the Gulf, with Saudi Arabia by far the biggest market
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Captagon: The one drug turning war-torn Syria into a narco state

Captagon is an amphetamine drug which was once prescribed for the treatment of narcolepsy and attention disorder. However, the once–legal drug has now turned into one of the major exports of Syria and according to AFP, the narcotics industry in the war-torn country is currently worth more than $10 billion.
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Captagon, an amphetamine medication, was originally recommended for the treatment of attention deficit disorder and narcolepsy. However, the once-legal | DH Latest News, DH NEWS, Latest News, NEWS, International, Health, Crime , Captagon, narcolepsy, narco-state, Syria, Medication, drug
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Captagon connection: how Syria became a narco state

A decade of appalling civil war has left Syria fragmented and in ruins but one thing crosses every front line: a drug called captagon.The stimulant -- once notorious for its association with Islamic State fighters -- has spawned an illegal $10 billion industry that not only props up the pariah regime of President Bashar al-Assad, but many of his enemies.It has turned Syria into the world's latest narco state, and sunk deep roots in neighbouring Lebanon as its economy has collapsed.
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