An increase in production of “medical” opium would address its lack of availability worldwide. It would also provide Afghan peasants, who have been growing poppy despite forced eradication of the plant and incentives to change crops, with an option that is regulated by law and that, in time, could have an impact on the heroin trade.
提高“医用”鸦片产量将会解决世界范围内的供应不足问题。阿富汗的农民素来置强迫清除鸦片以及改换作物的激励于不顾而种植罂粟。如此还会为他们提供一种受到法律调整的选择，而且最终会对海洛因交易产生影响。