Because of the serious threat that the illegal drug economy poses to stability and democracy in Afghanistan, we must start thinking in terms of regulated poppy growing for medical purposes, in particular for painkillers, with the active participation of donor countries and the UN itself. Indeed, the UN estimates that just six countries prescribe 78% of the total legal production of opiates, implying shortages of opium-based painkillers in many of the UN’s 185 other member states.
由于非法毒品经济在阿富汗对稳定和民主构成严重的威胁，我们必须开始考虑为医学目的、特别是止痛药而调节罂粟种植，捐助国以及联合国自身都应当积极参与。实际上，联合国估计，仅仅有六个国家规定了合法鸦片生产总量的78％。这意味着联合国其他185个成员国中的许多国家基于鸦片的止痛剂存在短缺。因此，潜在的合法需求是巨大的。