Opium in Iran

Opium in Iran is widely available, and the country was estimated to have the highest per capita number of opioid addicts in the world at a rate of 2.8% of Iranians over age 15. The Iranian government estimated the number of addicts at 2 million. Opium and heroin from Afghanistan and Pakistan—known collectively as the Golden Crescent—pass through Iran's eastern borders in large amounts. In 2014, Iran burned 56 tons of Illicit Drugs on the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. The rate has fallen off since the Taliban started stopping the flow of opium.

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