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The '''drug trade''' is a worldwide [[black market]] consisting of production, distribution, packaging and sale of illegal [[psychoactive]] substances. The illegality of the black markets purveying the drug trade is relative to geographic location, and the producing countries of the drug markets (many [[South American]], [[Far East]], and [[Middle East]] countries) are not as inclined to have "zero-tolerance" policies, as the consuming countries of the drug trade (mostly [[United States]] and [[Europe]]) are. The economic reality of the massive profiteering inherent to the drug trade serves to extend its reach despite the best efforts of enforcement agencies worldwide. In the wake of the economic reality, the social consequences ([[crime]], [[violence]], [[imprisonment]], [[social unrest]]) of the illicit drug trade are undeniably problematic. The '''drug trade''' is a worldwide [[black market]] consisting of production, distribution, packaging and sale of illegal [[psychoactive]] substances. The illegality of the black markets purveying the drug trade is relative to geographic location, and the producing countries of the drug markets (many [[South American]], [[Far East]], and [[Middle East]] countries) are not as inclined to have "zero-tolerance" policies, as the consuming countries of the drug trade (mostly [[United States]] and [[Europe]]) are. The economic reality of the massive profiteering inherent to the drug trade serves to extend its reach despite the best efforts of enforcement agencies worldwide. In the wake of the economic reality, the social consequences ([[crime]], [[violence]], [[imprisonment]], [[social unrest]]) of the illicit drug trade are undeniably problematic.
 +==History==
 +Addictive drugs were first prohibited in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. An Illegal Drug Trade emerged during the 19th century; China retaliated with imports of opium, and two [[Opium Wars]] broke out. In the [[First Opium War]], the [[China|Chinese]] authorities had banned opium, but the United Kingdom forced China to allow British merchants to trade [[opium]] with the general population. Smoking opium had become common in the 19th century, and British merchants increased their trade with the Chinese. Trading in opium was (as it is today in the [[heroin]] trade) extremely lucrative. As a result of this illegal trade, an estimated two million Chinese people became addicted to the drug. The British Crown (via the treaties of [[Treaty of Nanking|Nanking]] and [[Treaty of Tianjin|Tianjin]]) took vast sums of money from the Chinese government through this illegal trade, which they referred to as "reparations".
-==In the media==+Because drugs traded on the black market can provide a secretive source of money, they have long been used by organizations such as the U.S. [[Central Intelligence Agency]] to fund covert operations and [[proxy wars]]. CIA involvement in [[Heroin#Trafficking history|heroin trafficking]] began with the [[French Connection]] in Marseille and continued with anti-Communist operations in Southeast Asia. In the early 1980s, the CIA used [[cocaine]] as a medium to launder money in Central America (allegedly as part of the [[Iran–Contra affair]]).
-Drug smuggling was the topic of:+==See also==
-===Films===+:''[[illegal drugs]]''
-*''[[Easy Rider]]'' (1969)+
-*''[[The French Connection (film)|The French Connection]]'' (1971)+
-*''[[Live and Let Die (film)|Live and Let Die]]'' (1973)+
-*''[[Midnight Express (film)|Midnight Express]]'' (1978)+
-*''[[Scarface (1983 film)|Scarface]]'' (1983)+
-*''[[The Untouchables (film)|The Untouchables]]'' (1987) +
-*''[[Bangkok Hilton]]'' (1989)+
-*''[[Drugstore Cowboy]]'' (1989)+
-*''[[License to Kill]]'' (1989)+
-*''[[Air America (film)|Air America]]'' (1990)+
-*''[[Goodfellas]]'' (1990)+
-*''[[King of New York]]'' (1990)+
-*''[[New Jack City]]'' (1991)+
-*''[[Rush (1991 film)|Rush]]'' (1991)+
-*''[[Deep Cover]]'' (1992)+
-*''[[True Romance]]'' (1993)+
-*''[[Clear and Present Danger]]'' (1994)+
-*''[[Pulp Fiction]]'' (1994)+
-*''[[Clockers]]'' (1995)+
-*''[[Bad Boys (1995 film)|Bad Boys]]'' (1995)+
-*''[[Trainspotting (film)|Trainspotting]]'' (1996)+
-*''[[Bullet (film)|Bullet]]'' (1996)+
-*''[[Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film)|Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas]]'' (1998)+
-*''[[Brokedown Palace]]'' (1999)+
-*''[[Traffic (film)|Traffic]]'' (2000)+
-*''[[Requiem for a Dream]]'' (2000)+
-*''[[Saving Grace (2000 film)|Saving Grace]]'' (2000)+
-*''[[Blow (film)|Blow]]'' (2001)+
-*''[[The 51st State]]'' (2001)+
-*''[[Collateral Damage]]'' (2002)+
-*''[[Empire (film)|Empire]]'' (2002)+
-*''[[Spun (film)|Spun]]'' (2002)+
-*''[[2 Fast 2 Furious]]'' (2003)+
-*''[[City of God (film)|City of God]]'' (2003)+
-*''[[Bad Boys II]]'' (2003)+
-*''[[A Man Apart]]'' (2003)+
-*''[[Maria Full of Grace]]'' (2004)+
-*''[[Layer Cake (film)|Layer Cake]]'' (2004)+
-*''[[Starsky and Hutch]]'' (2004)+
-*''[[Get Rich or Die Tryin' (film)|Get Rich Or Die Tryin']]'' (2005)+
-*''[[Miami Vice (film)|Miami Vice]]'' (2006)+
-*''[[Cocaine Cowboys]]'' (2006)+
-*''[[The Departed]]'' (2006)+
-*''[[How High]]'' (2006)+
-*''[[Protégé (2007 film)|Protégé]]'' (2007)+
-*''[[Alpha Dog]]'' (2007)+
-*''[[American Gangster (film)|American Gangster]]'' (2007)+
-*''[[Tropa de Elite]]'' (2007)+
-*''[[We Own the Night]]'' (2007)+
-*''[[No Country for Old Men]]'' (2007) +
-*''[[Pineapple Express (film)|Pineapple Express]]'' (2008)+
-*''[[Tropic Thunder]]'' (2008)+
-*''[[Reefer Madness]]'' (2008)+
- +
-===TV Series===+
-*''[[The Wire]]'' (2002-2008)+
-*''[[Oz (TV series)|Oz]]+
-*''[[Weeds (TV series)|Weeds]]''+
-*''[[Breaking Bad]]''+
-*''[[Traffic (miniseries)|Traffic]]'' +
-*''[[Banged Up Abroad]]''+
-*''[[South Park]]'' (1998-)+
-*''[[El Cartel (TV series)|El Cartel]]''+
-*''[[Miami Vice]]+
-*''[[Kingpin (television series)|Kingpin]]'' +
-*''[[Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities]] (miniseries)+
-*''[[The Shield]]+
-*''[[Twin Peaks]]+
-*''[[The Untouchables (1959 TV series)|The Untouchables]]+
-*''[[Underbelly]] (miniseries)+
-===Novels===+*[[Media representation of the illegal drug trade]]
-*''[[Go Ask Alice]]'' (1971)+*[[Allegations of CIA drug trafficking]]
-*''[[Trainspotting (novel)|Trainspotting]]'' (1993)+*[[Arguments for and against drug prohibition]]
-*''[[Crank (novel)|Crank]]'' (2004)+*[[Counterfeit medications]]
-*''[[Glass (novel)|Glass]]'' (2007)+*[[Drug Cartel]]
-*''[[The Power of the Dog]]'' (2005)+*[[Drug prohibition law]]
-*''[[Devil May Care (novel)|Devil May Care]]'' (2008)+*[[Drug liberalization]]
-*''[[The Politics of Heroin in Southeast Asia]]'' (1972)+*[[Legal drug trade]]
-*''[[Without Remorse]]'' +*[[Narco-capitalism]]
-*''Tweak''+*[[Prohibitionism]]
-*''Junk''+*[[War on Drugs]]
-*''[[Junkie (novel)|Junky]]'' (1953)+
 +'''International coordination:'''
 +*[[Interpol]]
 +*[[United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances]]
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The drug trade is a worldwide black market consisting of production, distribution, packaging and sale of illegal psychoactive substances. The illegality of the black markets purveying the drug trade is relative to geographic location, and the producing countries of the drug markets (many South American, Far East, and Middle East countries) are not as inclined to have "zero-tolerance" policies, as the consuming countries of the drug trade (mostly United States and Europe) are. The economic reality of the massive profiteering inherent to the drug trade serves to extend its reach despite the best efforts of enforcement agencies worldwide. In the wake of the economic reality, the social consequences (crime, violence, imprisonment, social unrest) of the illicit drug trade are undeniably problematic.

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History

Addictive drugs were first prohibited in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. An Illegal Drug Trade emerged during the 19th century; China retaliated with imports of opium, and two Opium Wars broke out. In the First Opium War, the Chinese authorities had banned opium, but the United Kingdom forced China to allow British merchants to trade opium with the general population. Smoking opium had become common in the 19th century, and British merchants increased their trade with the Chinese. Trading in opium was (as it is today in the heroin trade) extremely lucrative. As a result of this illegal trade, an estimated two million Chinese people became addicted to the drug. The British Crown (via the treaties of Nanking and Tianjin) took vast sums of money from the Chinese government through this illegal trade, which they referred to as "reparations".

Because drugs traded on the black market can provide a secretive source of money, they have long been used by organizations such as the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency to fund covert operations and proxy wars. CIA involvement in heroin trafficking began with the French Connection in Marseille and continued with anti-Communist operations in Southeast Asia. In the early 1980s, the CIA used cocaine as a medium to launder money in Central America (allegedly as part of the Iran–Contra affair).

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illegal drugs

International coordination:


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