In the dank stairwell between the fifth and sixth floor of his building in the northern Moscow neighborhood of Bibirevo, Pavel has made an unlikely discovery. Behind the trash shoot are plastic syringe caps and small empty bags. There are cigarette butts all over the floor. He points to a step blackened with spray paint. It stands as a mark on an opiate treasure map. Pavel has found a heroin stash point.
Today, Tramadol and codeine-based medications are no longer available in Moscow; Krokodil, an opiod derivative of codeine that was for many years a cheap replacement for the real thing in Russia, has been defeated; private rehab clinics have flourished, and yet — Bibirevo's heroin problem has only got worse. For locals like Pavel, petty crime and narcotics have become routine.
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http://www.themoscowtimes.com/arts_n_ideas/article/in-moscows-bibirevo-heroin-and-crime-go-hand-in-hand/526889.html
I don't understand why the Russian people should be considered our enemy - they are just like us.
By the way, the local traffickers might (or might not) be Russian, but the opium is not grown in Russia and it's unlikely the heroin is produced there. Maybe this is the main reason the US is still in Afghanistan, to ensure our war against the BRICS continues to be supplied with one of its most potent weapons - cheap, plentiful heroin.
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