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America's Insatiable Demand for Drugs: The Public Health and Safety Implications for Our Unsecure Border
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Abstract
The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, on behalf of Senator Ron Johnson (Chairman) issued a report on the drug industry in the United States. The report explains how American demand for drugs has resulted in a lack of border security. The report found that drug trade generates around 19-29 billion dollars per year in U.S drug sales. Because of this profit, cartels are motivated enough to find a way to penetrate the border. As a result, the deaths caused by overdoses in the U.S has reached a high of 47 thousand per year.
Date
2016-09-01
Document Type
Senate Majority Staff Report
Serial Number
Document Length
50 pages
Congress
114
Relation
DOI
Keywords
Staff Reports
PAP Major Code
12: Law, Crime, and Family Issues
PAP Minor Code
1203: Illegal Drug Production, Trafficking, and Control