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Problems with illegal drug circulation have even become a destabilizing factor for many countries. Therefore, the topic under consideration is undoubtedly problematic. The present article according to qualitative research method focuses on the current situation, challenges and ways of solving problems regarding the drug policy in Georgia and some foreign countries. The research has shown that the problems connected to the drugs (use, sale, transportation and etc) are common to many countries and according to the existing reality, it will probably be a topic issue for a long time not only for Georgia, but also in many countries around the world. Determination of effective drug policy in Georgia is one of the most pressing problems and tasks, but resolving of issue of adequate and proper responsibility for drug use is the most urgent matter.

Álvaro Uribe Vélez served two presidential terms (2002-2010) in Colombia under strict supervision from the United States of America. Drugs were his main concern as Colombia still stands as the number one cocaine producer in the world. Exports coming from this Andean country filled illegal markets all over the world. Figures regarding the production of coca were meant to drop and guerrillas were meant to be demilitarized for the stability of the Colombian territory. Nonetheless, violence, as specificity in Colombia and Uribe's authority made every single anti-drug policy mostly incapable of coping with the wellrouted drug cartels, guerrillas as well as paramilitary groups. United States foreign policy financed both legally and military this matter, but the constant demand for drugs prevailed. One must reconsider the causes that stand behind the drug productions in this specific area as more than just capitalist motivations.

Illegal drugs have become a key and conflictive policy issue in the Andean countries. Anti-drug polices are today part of government policy agendas and the object of frequent debate. In 1961 the United Nations signed the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs. This was followed by the 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Drugs and the 1988 Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances. In1972 President Nixon declared a "war on drugs" raising drug issues in the policy agenda of the United States and other countries. It is clear that governments' have been attempting to control and regulate mind-altering drugs use for a long time. Their results, however, have been at best highly questionable. Today cocaine and heroin are widely available, new drugs have appeared in the market, new markets have developed and new criminal and subversive organizations entered the illegal drug business. Advocates of current policies would argue that without them things would be worse. Those who oppose them content that policies themselves are at fault and have contributed to increase the social costs of drug production, trafficking and consumption. The debate about anti-drug policy effectiveness most of the time is emotionally charged and does not advance the understanding of drug phenomena. This essay analyses the nature of the drug policy formulation problem, describes a theory of competitive advantage in illicit drugs, draws some policy implications from this theory, analyses the characteristics of the main drug producing countries that make them prone to develop the illicit drugs industry, surveys the evolution of anti-drug policies in the Andean countries, discuses some of the main challenges confronted by the policies currently used, summarizes the main effects that the illegal drug industry development have had on those countries, assesses the viability of drug policy reform and makes a few suggestions to marginally modify some policies and to improve policy dialogue as a pre-requisite to improve drug policy effectiveness.

Martin Elvins' book is the first to trace the evolution of anti-drugs policies at European Union level from the late 1960s to the present. Phases of drug policy development, key policy actors and institutions are described with particular reference to the influence of transnational networks of expertise. Policy development is placed in the context of both European integration and a broad harmonization of international policies against drug trafficking. Concerns are also raised about secretive and anti-democratic features on intergovernmental EU decision-making.

The objective of this research is to analyze why drug prohibition policy is the observed outcome on the international political arena and its effects on the Colombian conflict. A gravity model based on Akerlof (1997) is implemented to examine the international drug policy equilibrium of a game that shows how drug prohibition is a stable suboptimal policy. Finally, this work suggests how applying a less restrictive regulatory framework to the drug market can lead to a reduction on the rents obtained by illegal groups from the drug business and, therefore, to a reduction on the intensity of the Colombian conflict. ; El objetivo de esta investigación es analizar por qué la prohibición de la droga es el resultado de las decisiones de política internacional y sus implicaciones en el conflicto colombiano. Un modelo de gravitación basado en Akerlof (1997) es implementado para examinar el equilibrio de la política internacional frente a la droga; en este juego la prohibición de la droga es un equilibrio sub-óptimo pero estable. Finalmente, este trabajo sugiere que aplicar un marco regulatorio menos restrictivo al mercado de las drogas puede llevar a reducir las rentas producidas en dicho negocio y obtenidas por grupos armados ilegales. Esto, a su vez, podría disminuir la intensidad del conflicto colombiano.

Examines the effect of the illicit coca drug sector on economic restructuring, and the effect of US anti-drug policies on domestic drug policy.

Economic development under a capitalist market economy is usually not a smooth process. In addition, restructuring the economy with the aim of promoting a freer market economy often entails high economic costs as well. This article has two goals: (1) it will outline the inter-relationship between the restructuring of the economy now taking place in both Bolivia and Peru and how this process is affected by the illicit coca drug sector in each of those countries; and (2) it will discuss the domestic anti-drug policies in each and how, or to what extent, these are affected by the anti-drug policies of the United States. On the one hand, the illegal drug industry may have served to ameliorate the costs of restructuring; at the same time, it may also have made economic adjustment somewhat more difficult.

PREFACE -- TABLES -- SUMMARY -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- BUDGETING OVERVIEW -- U.S. COAST GUARD -- FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS -- U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE -- IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE -- U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE -- FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION -- SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION -- DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS -- HEALTH CARE FINANCING ADMINISTRATION -- U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION -- CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY.