Drugs trade / drug trafficking

Learn why marijuana use has increased in the new millenniumAccording to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug.

Learn why marijuana use has increased in the new millenniumAccording to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug.

This book focuses on the use of drugs in our lives and how we respond to them.

This book focuses on the use of drugs in our lives and how we respond to them.

Latin American cocaine trafficking organizations comprise an indigenous, globally competitive, multinational industry.

Latin American cocaine trafficking organizations comprise an indigenous, globally competitive, multinational industry.

This book examines different levels of narcotics control cooperation between the United States, Mexico and Colombia.

This book examines different levels of narcotics control cooperation between the United States, Mexico and Colombia.

Drug prohibition emerged at the same time as the discovery of film, and their histories intersect in interesting ways.

Drug prohibition emerged at the same time as the discovery of film, and their histories intersect in interesting ways.

Mexico's "e;democratic transition"e; has created a competitive electoral system and a formally plural state.

Mexico's "e;democratic transition"e; has created a competitive electoral system and a formally plural state.

It's a national epidemic and an international conspiracy.

Examines the abuse of drugs in the West and the scope and value of the illegal drugs business, and the failure of the drug enforcement programmes either to curtail the supply of drugs or to persuade users to abandon their habit.

Examines the abuse of drugs in the West and the scope and value of the illegal drugs business, and the failure of the drug enforcement programmes either to curtail the supply of drugs or to persuade users to abandon their habit.

A high proportion of crimes committed in Britain are drugs-related, with many offenders having a documented history of drug use.

A high proportion of crimes committed in Britain are drugs-related, with many offenders having a documented history of drug use.

America's drug laws have always exerted an unequal and unfair toll on Blacks and Latinos, who are arrested more often than Whites for the possession of illegal drugs and given harsher sentences.

America's drug laws have always exerted an unequal and unfair toll on Blacks and Latinos, who are arrested more often than Whites for the possession of illegal drugs and given harsher sentences.

Traffickers presents new findings into the most mythologised and least understood area of crime and law enforcement.

Traffickers presents new findings into the most mythologised and least understood area of crime and law enforcement.

For the majority of its history, the cultivation of cannabis did not stand out, at least compared to the cultivation of other illegal plants.

For the majority of its history, the cultivation of cannabis did not stand out, at least compared to the cultivation of other illegal plants.

There is no doubt that the triads have become recognized as a sophisticated and international criminal force and, following the handover of Hong Kong to China, there have been increasing fears that their influence will spread to the West through emigration.

There is no doubt that the triads have become recognized as a sophisticated and international criminal force and, following the handover of Hong Kong to China, there have been increasing fears that their influence will spread to the West through emigration.

With debates surrounding the decriminalisation of certain illegal drugs raging in many countries around the world, this new book is a timely and sober reflection on one of the biggest social problems facing the world at large.

Illicit drugs and their use are now, more than ever, a dominant concern of politicians, policy makers and the general public.

Illicit drugs and their use are now, more than ever, a dominant concern of politicians, policy makers and the general public.

The phenomenon of psycho-active drugs, and our reactions to them, is one of the most fascinating topics of the social history of mankind.

The phenomenon of psycho-active drugs, and our reactions to them, is one of the most fascinating topics of the social history of mankind.

Fighting Terrorism and Drugs is an examination of European states in their fight against terrorism and drugs, from the 1960s up to the present day.

Fighting Terrorism and Drugs is an examination of European states in their fight against terrorism and drugs, from the 1960s up to the present day.

This book examines the geographic displacement of the illicit drug industry as a side effect of United States foreign policy.

The use of illegal drugs is so common that a number of commentators now refer to the 'normalisation' of drug consumption.

The use of illegal drugs is so common that a number of commentators now refer to the 'normalisation' of drug consumption.

Illicit drugs and their use are a dominant concern of politicians, policy makers and the general public.

Illicit drugs and their use are a dominant concern of politicians, policy makers and the general public.

CNBC anchor Trish Regan takes you behind the scenes of America's thriving pot industry, to show readers things only drug dealers know about this secret world.

CNBC anchor Trish Regan takes you behind the scenes of America's thriving pot industry, to show readers things only drug dealers know about this secret world.

This Element examines a community crime prevention strategy that has proven to be effective in controlling crime - focused deterrence.

This Element examines a community crime prevention strategy that has proven to be effective in controlling crime - focused deterrence.

This Element interprets how narcotrafficking and private armies interacted with the process of configuration of the state in Colombia.

This Element interprets how narcotrafficking and private armies interacted with the process of configuration of the state in Colombia.

This collection provides detailed information on current advances in analytical methods and strategies employed for monitoring and discovering a wide range of novel psychoactive substances (NPS) in clinical and forensic laboratories.

This collection provides detailed information on current advances in analytical methods and strategies employed for monitoring and discovering a wide range of novel psychoactive substances (NPS) in clinical and forensic laboratories.

Provides the first regulatory history of UN drug control and examines its enabling role in the modern ''war on drugs''.

Provides the first regulatory history of UN drug control and examines its enabling role in the modern ''war on drugs''.

As cannabis legalization reforms are underway, there is some concern that non-profit, 'middle ground' options may remain under-researched and thus less visible.

As cannabis legalization reforms are underway, there is some concern that non-profit, 'middle ground' options may remain under-researched and thus less visible.