impact of culture

Using the first letter of your last name to pick a culture, report one interesting impact of the substance abuse on that culture from your reading. MY FIRST LETTER OF MY LAST NAME H AND I CHOOSE HAITI. write the discussion of the interesting impact of substance abuse the culture of Haiti.

Burma
Remains the world's second largest producer of illicit opium with an estimated production in 2008 of 340 metric tons, an increase of 26%; poppy cultivation in 2008 totaled 22,500 hectares (a hectare is equivalent to 2.471 acres of surface or land), a 4% increase from 2007. Production in south and east Shan state, the Army's areas of greatest control, remains low. Shan state is the source of 94% of Burma's poppy cultivation. Lackof governmentwill to take on major narcotrafficking groups and lack of serious commitment against money laundering continue to hinder the overall antidrug effort. It is a major source of methamphet-amine and heroin for regional consumption (2008).
Canada
Illicit producer of cannabis for the domestic drug market and export to the United States. Use of hydroponics technology permits growers to plant large quantities of high-quality marijuana indoors. Ecstasy production is increasing, some of which is destined for the United States. It is vulnerable to narcotics money laundering because of its mature financial services sector.
China
Major transshipment point for heroin produced in the Golden Triangle region of Southeast Asia. There is growing domestic consumption of synthetic drugs and heroin from Southeast and Southwest Asia. It is a source country for methamphetamine and heroin chemical precursors, despite new regulations on its large chemical industry (2008).
Colombia
Illicit producer of coca, opium poppy, and cannabis. It is the world's leading coca cultivator with 167,000 hectares in coca cultivation in 2007, a 6% increase over 2006, producing a potential of 535 metric tons of pure cocaine. It is also the world's largest producer of coca derivatives. It
supplies cocaine to nearly all of the U.S. market e~ great majority of other international drug markets. -aerial eradication dispensed herbicide to trea 130,000 hectares, but aggressive replanting on the : coca growers means Colombia remains a key proc. significant portion of narcotics proceeds are eiths dered or invested in Colombia through the blac-: -peso exchange. It is also an important supplier c: -to the U.S. market, though opium poppy cultivaticr mated to have fallen 25% between 2006 and 201" Colombian heroin is destined for the U.S. market [2
Germany
Source of precursor chemicals for South Amer::: caine processors. It is a transshipment point for a" sumerof Southwest Asian heroin, Latin American c: and European-produced synthetic drugs; also a financial center.
Guatemala
Major transit country for cocaine and heroin. In 2 cultivated 100 hectares of opium poppy after reer as a potential source of opium in 2004, with poter: ; duction of less than 1 metric ton of pure heroin. Mc* cultivation is for mostly domestic consumption. imity to Mexico makes Guatemala a major staging e* drugs (particularly for cocaine). Money launder:-serious problem, as is corruption.
Haiti
Caribbean transshipment point for cocaine en route United States and Europe; substantial bulk cash sm_ activity; Colombian narcotics traffickers favor Ha:: licit financial transactions; pervasive corruption; = cant consumer of cannabis.
Iran
Despite substantial interdiction efforts and consic control measures along the border with Afghanista remains one of the primary transshipment rou' Southwest Asian heroin to Europe. It also suffers the highest opiate addiction rates in the world anc increasing problem with synthetic drugs. It lacks money laundering laws. Iran has reached out to ne.5 ing countries to share counter-drug intelligence.
Italy
Important gateway for and consumer of Latin Air. cocaine and Southwest Asian heroin entering the pean market. There is money laundering by orgs crime and from smuggling.