The Opiate of the People

I guess that, when your official state religion is radical Islam, you have to look elsewhere for your opiates.
In Iran, they turn to opium.

"Heroin, a powerful derivative of opium, is taking hold among young people whose path to addiction typically stems from disappointment in the job market. A government poll shows almost 80 percent of Iranians detect a direct link between unemployment and drug addiction. Iran's government regularly fails to produce the 1 million jobs needed each year to accommodate the new workers entering the labor force from a baby boom still coming of age."