Myanmar cannot afford to let a generation sink into a narcotics quagmire. It stains the country’s standing abroad and degrades political life at home. Illicit drug economy can warp—and, over time, corrode—the wider economy. Socially, they will fracture families and communities. Politically, they risk prolonging the civil war. Strategically, they create vulnerabilities that invite meddling—like flies drawn to an open wound. This episode’s discussion aims to put that threat squarely on the table, and to do so with the seriousness it demands.