The Most Drug Addicted Countries

6. Afghanistan — heroin, 6.9% per capita

The country is the world’s largest producer of poppy opium, from which the drug is made. Surveys conducted between 2009 and 2012 have shown that at least 350,000 Afghans are addicted to heroin, which is an astounding increase of 75% since 2005. Another upsetting statistic indicates that up to 50% of opium-using parents also give the drug to their children. The extent of the country’s addiction is blamed on Afghanistan’s exposition to cheap narcotics, limited access to treatment, and many years of exposure to war and resulting trauma.