Protecting Public Health through Global Prohibition and Control on Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances.

Abstract

Humans are exposed to a variety of opportunities as well as challenges in this age of globalisation and worldwide accessibility, each with its own collection of benefits and drawbacks. Opportunities are great, but challenges aren't. Challenges make humans weak and vulnerable, and they resort to aberrant behavior leading to crime involvement and resorting to drug addiction, smuggling, and other illegal activities. To live peacefully in a society, such unlawful actions should be prevented. The problem of drug abuse is becoming a menace in this modern society which can be attributed to several factors. Many countries have come together to protect public health through global prohibition and regulation of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, not just on a national level but also globally. This paper describes how the foundation was laid for the system of international control on narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and how this system evolved over the years, and its current position.