Supply of opiate raw materials and demand for opiates for medical and scientific purposes

The present analysis has been prepared by examining the data on opiate raw materials and the opiates manufactured from those raw materials. On the basis of data submitted by countries, the cultivation and production of opium poppy showed a significant decrease in 2017. Several factors contributed to the decline in production, including a fall in the demand for opiate raw materials, stricter control measures on codeine preparations in some countries, and the introduction in some countries of stricter control measures for strong opioids as a result of the opioid crisis.

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