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Eels, cocaine and climate change

Forget ‘Cocaine Bear’ and ‘Cocaine Shark.’ To really understand the environmental threat of illicit drugs, look to eels.
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Which drugs will survive climate change? We investigated

You might have to experience the end of the world sober, after all. That’s because climate change will unleash havoc on the world of drugs.

Drug-trafficking cartels fly cocaine narco jets through Guatemala’s Laguna del Tigre park
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Drug-trafficking cartels fly cocaine narco jets through Guatemala’s Laguna del Tigre park

The vast Laguna del Tigre National Park is home to Central America's largest rainforest. It's also a new way station for South American cocaine bound for the United States.
Your drug habit is destroying the planet
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Your drug habit is destroying the planet

The illegal drug trade comes with a significant environmental cost, but it doesn't have to.
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