21st Century Debates: The Drugs Trade

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There is a complex web that links very different people across the world - the Afghan poppy farmer with the London heroin addict, the Bolivian coca grower the the New York cocaine user. The drugs trade now generates more income than the global tourist industry, yet only about 10 percent of illegal drugs are ever intercepted by customs officials and police. Many governments talk about the need for 'a war on drugs' but is this the most effective approach? The Drugs Trade presents the facts about the production, distribution and use of illegal drugs, and explores possible solutions. How can the supply of these drugs, and the demand for them, be reduced? What part should be played by education and legislation? And what can be done to alleviate the poverty and hardship that so often lie behind drug trafficking and drug use?