Up to 100 tons of heroin are estimated to pass through Tajikistan each year, which is equivalent to the estimated annual North American and West European demand. Unless Central Asian countries and their neighbors cooperate in controlling drug production, use, and trafficking, this source of major health risks, corruption, and crime will not be eradicated.
中亚地区还受到毒品走私的威胁。尽管该地区所有国家都要应对非法贩运的毒品，但塔吉克斯坦由于地处阿富汗北部边境要承受大部分冲击。每年途经塔吉克斯坦贩运的海洛因预计在100吨以上，相当于北美和西欧预计的全年需求。除非中亚国家及其邻国在控制毒品生产、使用和运输领域精诚合作，否则这个健康、腐败和犯罪的主要根源就永远不会消除。