Synopsis

**Heroin Warfare** (by Suroosh Alvi) – The U.S. presence in Afghanistan has spurred an unprecedented surge in heroin production, establishing the nation as the world’s leading producer by a considerable margin. Ironically, despite Iran's deeply conservative societal structure, the flow of Afghan heroin across the border has fostered the most severe heroin addiction crisis globally within its own borders. Suroosh Alvi gains rare access to Iran, documenting the plight of its heroin addicts and exa