Drug trafficking is a global illicit trade involving the cultivation, making, distribution and sale of substances, which are subject to drug prohibition laws. My view on the subject is a political view. The subject itself is rather controversial. Drug trafficking is a key part of this research. For the North American market, cocaine is usually transported from Colombia to Mexico or Central America by sea and then towards by land to the United States and Canada. Cocaine is sent to Europe mostly by sea, often in container shipments. Colombia remains the main source of the cocaine found in Europe, but direct shipments from Peru and the State of Bolivia are far more common than in the United States market At present levels, worldwide heroin consumption and seizures represent an annual flow of 450 tons of heroin into the heroin market. This is an amount that is fed to approximately 17 million people. As a result of this, political figures have started the war on drugs. The Republican Party promotes an aggressive approach on the war, planning to submit anyone associated in the drug trade to the death penalty. Democrats however, plan to prevent drug trade by feeding the children propaganda against drugs. Both methods seem both effective, but also a bit immoral from my perspective. While I do agree that drug lords should be punished, I do not submit to killing them nor to feeding children with biased information. The way the republicans se it drug abuse and addiction ruin lives everyday. There can be no debate about this pressing issue. Every parent and guardian has a responsibility to educate children and teenagers about the dangers and addiction of drugs as well as the threat of both physical harm and potential death, as well as... ... middle of paper ... ...y the drug war. To provide healthcare, and acceptable living conditions. While I see this is asking for too much, maybe we start by helping these innocent people, who are suffering for something they did not ask for. Works Cited United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. (n.d.). Drug trafficking. Retrieved January 26, 2014, from http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/drug-trafficking/ Republican Party on Drugs. (n.d.). Republican Party on Drugs. Retrieved January 27, 2014, from http://www.ontheissues.org/celeb/Republican_Party_Drugs.htm Drugs and Crime as a Threat to Development . (n.d.). United Nations. Retrieved January 27, 2014, from http://www.un.org/en/ga/president/66/Issues/drugs/drugs-crime.shtml Democratic Party on Drugs. (n.d.). Democratic Party on Drugs. Retrieved January 27, 2014, from http://www.ontheissues.org/celeb/Democratic_Party_Drugs.htm
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Additionally, I will highlight and evaluate the influences acting on individual legislators' decisions to continue support for these ineffective policies as a more general demonstration of Congress' role in the formation of our nation's drug policy strategy. Finally, I will conclude this analysis by outlining the changes I feel are necessary for future progress to be made. Primary among these changes are a general promotion of drug education and the elimination of our current system's many de-legitimating hypocrisies. However, before the specific outcomes of Congressional influence and policy impact can be evaluated, it becomes important to first review the general history and current situation of drugs today. Our present drug laws were first enacted at the beginning of the century.
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Drug trafficking has been a massive concern between the borders of Mexico and the U.S. “since mid 1970s” (Wyler, 1). Drug trafficking is “knowingly being in possession, manufacturing, selling, purchasing, or delivering an illegal, controlled substance” (LaMance, 1). A dynamic relationship exists amongst Columbia, Mexico, and the U.S. the informal drug trafficking economy. This growing informal drug economy leads to many individuals creating a substantial living through this undercover market. These individual drug cartels monopolizing the trafficking market are a growing problem for the U.S economy and need to be located and controlled. If this trafficking continues, the U.S. informal economy will crush the growth of legal industries. The trafficking and abuse of drugs in the U.S. affects nearly all aspects of consumer life. Drug trafficking remains a growing issue and concern to the U.S. government. The U.S. border control must find a way to work with Mexico to overpower the individuals who contribute to the drug trafficking business. This market must be seized and these individuals must be stopped.
My preconceived expectations prior to conducting this research was that the “war on drugs” is no...
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In his article “Numbers Tell of Failure in Drug War”, Eduardo Porter, economic journalist for the New York Times, argues that despite the billions of dollars spent and countless number of lives lost, the War on Drugs has been a complete failure. Porter particularly wants us to review the methods used by the American government regarding drug control, in order to more successfully protect United States citizens and their health. He writes that the last thirty years has been spent fighting a war that cannot be won. Porter points out that in those 30 years, general use of hard drugs, as well as use of illegal drugs by teenagers, has not declined, but actually increased. Additionally, Americans on average don’t think drug use is even much of
Drugs and crime have always been linked together. Generally for good reasons. Many organized criminal groups are associated with the smuggling of hard drugs such as cocaine and heroin into the United States. Such groups are the Medellin Cartel and the Mafia are notorious for smuggling ha...
Drug use has been an ongoing problem in our country for decades. The use of drugs has been the topic of many political controversies throughout many years. There has been arguments that are for legalizing drugs and the benefits associated with legalization. Also, there are some who are opposed to legalizing drugs and fear that it will create more problems than solve them. Conservatives and liberals often have different opinions for controversial topics such as “the war on drugs,” but it is necessary to analyze both sides in order to gain a full understanding of their beliefs and to decide in a change in policy is in order.
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