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ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY, DEC. 14--Opium addicted Albert drifts off after being shot up in a vein of his neck in a derelict house in Osh, Kyrgyzstan, Oct. 24, 1997. Despite outmanned narcotics teams managing to confiscate tons of raw opium annually in the area, they admit the hauls are only a tiny fraction of what gets through Central Asia from Afghanistan. (AP Photo/David Brauchli)