hkbu pols 3620 presentation drugs
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This is a presentation required for the HKBU GIS major core course POLS 3620, with the topic "drugs in Europe and Asia". Prepared by Chiu Chi Hon Ryan and Lau Sin Ming RebeccaTRANSCRIPT
Drugs in Europe and Asia
08021090 Chiu Chi Hon, Ryan
10003770 Lau Sin Ming, Rebecca
Introduction:
Drug Usage08021090 Chiu Chi Hon,
Ryan10003770 Lau Sin Ming,
Rebecca
*Cannabis is the most commonly used drug within the EU
At least 45 million [18%] people having tried it at least once in their lives
*Data from EU Commission Report, 1999**Data from World Drug Report 2010
**There are 64,580,000 estimated illicit cannabis users in 2008 aged 15-64 years in Asia
Introduction:
Drug Business
08021090 Chiu Chi Hon, Ryan
10003770 Lau Sin Ming, Rebecca
Current drug trade
is worth 400 billion USD or
8% of all international trade.
€1,000
€11,000
€24,000
€101,000
Wholesale heroin prices are increasing during drug trafficking
Introduction:
Drug Perception
08021090 Chiu Chi Hon, Ryan
10003770 Lau Sin Ming, Rebecca
Creative Wallpaper about Cannabis could easily be found on the Internet.
But the makers are mostly the Westerns.
History of Drug use:
Introduction08021090 Chiu Chi Hon,
Ryan10003770 Lau Sin Ming,
RebeccaHuman drug abuse began thousands of
years agoChinaEgypt
IndiaThe Middle EastAmericas
Cannabis麻黃 Ephedra
Opium
Medicinal purposesGeneral health tonics
Recreational use later
History of Drug use:
Asia08021090 Chiu Chi Hon,
Ryan10003770 Lau Sin Ming,
Rebecca
South-West AsiaSumerians recorded a “joy
plant” (Presumably Opium poppy)
Eastern AsiaChinese emperors in the 3000 B.C.E.
ate or brewed cannabis in tea
Western AsiaIn the 11th century,
Persian soldiers would smoke
hashish to prepare for battle
ChinaSupply from India,
Turkey and Iran
Iran
As an important source of global opium supply
During the 18th and 19th Century
History of Drug use:
Europe08021090 Chiu Chi Hon,
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Rome The use of cannabis is mentioned
as a medical remedy.
GermanyPeople believed that one of the goddess indeed inhabited inside
the cannabis
During the 18th and 19th Century
Many derivatives are available: Examples are Morphine and
HeroinManufacture of many opium-based preparations and tonics
with harmless-sounding names, like Children's Comfort and
Mother Bailey's Quieting Syrup
History of Drug use:
Europe & Asia
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The drug production and consumption relationshipOpium as a commodity to reshape the
trade balancesBritish total exports of Bengal opium
Of the total revenues of the British administration in
India contributed by opium sales
6,372 mt.By 1857
127
mt.
By 1800
By 1830s,
11%By 1850s,
17%
*Contemporary Drug use:
Asia08021090 Chiu Chi Hon,
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*The 20th & 21st Century
Drug ProductionDrug Consumption
From World drug report 2010
China: 0.25%Myanmar: 0.6%
Afghanistan produces
90% of the world's opium poppy
Myanmar accounts
for 21% of the world’s supply of opium
Laos accounted for
about 4%
*Contemporary Drug use:
Europe08021090 Chiu Chi Hon,
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Rebecca
*The 20th & 21st Century
Drug Consumption
Drugs also became associated with particular forms of music and life-
styles
1960s Mods1970s Punk1980s Rap
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*Contemporary Drug use:
Europe & Asia*The 20th & 21st Century
Analysis08021090 Chiu Chi Hon,
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Rebecca
Globalization enhance the drug business by producing global consumer and producer
Independent establishment of drug-use customs
Inter-influences between cultures due to the political and military expansion and the more extensive sea travel
Emergence of different drugs due to advanced technology
The cultural revolutions of the 60s and the 70s were one of the factors led to the growth of the drug culture in
Western countries
Drug policy and Penalty:
Asia08021090 Chiu Chi Hon,
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Shanghai Cooperation Organization
Drug problem is seriously concerned
Drugs as a regional and transnational issueThis year, the first “Training Course on Drugs Analysis and Identification for Asian Countries” (亚洲国家毒品检测专题培训班 ) is introduced by China’s People Public Security UniversityDeath Penalty is NOT RARE in China, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, Afghanistan, Vietnam, Pakistan
Drug policy and Penalty:
Europe08021090 Chiu Chi Hon,
Ryan10003770 Lau Sin Ming,
Rebecca
The general aim of EU Policy:
A balanced approach of combining demand and supply reduction
Specific EU member states policy --- Netherland:1. Soft drugs are regarded as low-risk
2. The sale of small quantities for drugs for personal use is openly tolerated
3. One of first countries to introduce heroin-assisted treatment and
safe injection sites
Analysis08021090 Chiu Chi Hon,
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Rebecca
The EU policy is more balanced with greater emphasis on demand reduction
Policies from punitive measures to prevention and careConsensus that prisons are not appropriate
places for drug addicts.
Drug Perception:
Europe & Asia
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In Asia:In Europe:
Conclusion08021090 Chiu Chi Hon,
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Rebecca
Whether you like it or not, the drugs business has been around us for centuries
Whether you believe it or not, if we are totally drug-free, many people would lose the meaning
of life, while more would lose their livingsCompared to Asians, Europeans take drug
abuse as a health issue, rather than a criminal oneDrugs somehow represent a life style in the
West, while in the East they are the symbol of “Sick Man of Asia”
Reference08021090 Chiu Chi Hon,
Ryan10003770 Lau Sin Ming,
Rebeccahttp://www.unodc.org/unodc/index.htmlhttp://blog.thegooddrugsguide.com/0754/7-countries-where-drug-lords-lord-it-over/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/health/article-24005027-dr-christian-jessen-evidently-the-drug-laws-dont-work.dohttp://www.arbitragemagazine.com/topics/culture/worlds-drug-addicted-countries/http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/hemp/history/first12000/1.htmhttp://forums.skadi.net/showthread.php?t=16621http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/01/0121_040121_medicinalplants.htmlhttp://www.emcdda.europa.eu/html.cfm/index6790EN.htmlThe political Economy of Narcotics: Production, consumption and Global Markets – Julia BuxtonAnti-drugs policies of the European Union: Transnational Decision-making and the Politics of Expertise – Martin ElvinsThe Politics of Drugs: from production to consumption - Peadar KingDrugs in Society: Causes, concepts and control – Michael D. LymanThe Golden Triangle: inside Southeast Asia’s drug trade – Ko-Lin Chin