When we think about the global heroin trade, the news is usually about Mexican cartels and North American opioid crisis. In fact, the country seizing more heroin and opium than any other is usually the Islamic Republic of Iran. Despite being an authoritarian, religiously puritanical state that even bans alcohol, drug addiction has spread like wildfire across Iranian society. This is how a combination of geography, geo-politics and failed War on Drugs policies in Iran have created what might be the world’s worst heroin crisis – and how corrupt elements of the Iranian state itself might be profiting from it.    • World News   Click here to subscribe to VICE: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE 1:02 History of Iran's Opioid Crisis 3:03 Punishment For Drug Related Charges 6:45 Drug Treatment Programs 7:45 Corruption About VICE: The Definitive Guide To Enlightening Information. From every corner of the planet, our immersive, caustic, ground-breaking and often bizarre stories have changed the way people think about culture, crime, art, parties, fashion, protest, the internet and other subjects that don't even have names yet. Browse the growing library and discover corners of the world you never knew existed. Welcome to VICE. Connect with VICE: Check out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/VICE-Videos Videos, daily editorial and more: http://vice.com/ More videos from the VICE network: https://www.fb.com/vicevideo Click here to get the best of VICE daily: http://bit.ly/1SquZ6v Like VICE on Facebook: http://fb.com/vice Follow VICE on Twitter: http://twitter.com/vice Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/vice Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@vice?lang=en The VICE YouTube Network: VICE: null MUNCHIES: null VICE News: null VICELAND: null Vice Life: null Noisey: null Motherboard: null VICE Sports: null i-D: null Waypoint: null #warondrugs #iran #vice