The growth of narcotics trafficking paralleled the economic system's growth over centuries. Drug production and usage run rampant worldwide, with human health suffering and no end in sight to illicit, addictive drug sales.

The growth of the world's narcotics trafficking system has mirrored the growth of the world's economic system in many surprising ways over the past two-and-a-half centuries. Currently, illicit drug production and usage runs rampant throughout the world, with the health of humankind suffering as a consequence, with no apparent end to illicit, addictive drug sales in sight.—Ryan Nahigian