Drug workers in the developing world are usually paid not in the local currencies, but in drugs, which then have to be sold for the workers to earn a living. This has obvious consequences on the local economies, for it not only produces an unregulated illegal barter economy, but also causes addicts to seek out individuals who will become future addicts, who will then follow suit, thereby expanding the illegal labor force, market and profit potential. This has a domino effect on most segments of society.
There is increasing drug usage in such countries and regions as Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Central Asia, Thailand, Myanmar, the Balkans, Eastern Europe, Russia, South Africa, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and the Caribbean – as well as others also along the drug routes.
The United Nations Drug Control Programme (UNDCP) and other U.N. agencies continue to cope with these problems. In many ways, drugs infect other areas of life. AIDS is also accelerated through the sharing of infected needles, plus the general moral decline that accompanies drug use.
Naturally, drugs are less expensive in the developing world, but their effects are nonetheless socially damaging. Although the developed world is the primary source of revenues, there are far more addicts in the developing world, which adds to the problems of development. The ODCCP also estimates that each year, $12 to13 Billion are drained from developing countries into the coffers of the Drug Barons.
There is increasing drug usage in such countries and regions as Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Central Asia, Thailand, Myanmar, the Balkans, Eastern Europe, Russia, South Africa, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and the Caribbean – as well as others also along the drug routes.
The United Nations Drug Control Programme (UNDCP) and other U.N. agencies continue to cope with these problems. In many ways, drugs infect other areas of life. AIDS is also accelerated through the sharing of infected needles, plus the general moral decline that accompanies drug use.
Naturally, drugs are less expensive in the developing world, but their effects are nonetheless socially damaging. Although the developed world is the primary source of revenues, there are far more addicts in the developing world, which adds to the problems of development. The ODCCP also estimates that each year, $12 to13 Billion are drained from developing countries into the coffers of the Drug Barons.