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Two of the most used and valuable illegal drugs in the country are methamphetamine hydrochloride (known locally as shabu) and marijuana. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In 2012, the United Nations said the Philippines had the highest rate of methamphetamine use in East Asia, and according to a U.S. State Department report, 2.1 percent of Filipinos aged 16 to 64 ...
Cocaine is a highly trafficked drug. In 2017 the value of the global market for illicit cocaine was estimated at between $94 and $143 billion. [120] In 2022, illicit sales in Europe were estimated at $11.1 billion. [121] In 2020, almost 2,000 tons of cocaine were produced for distribution through illicit markets. [122]
The path of cocaine as it stands in the streets of and north America today offers dangers not only inherent in the pharmacology of the alkaloid itself, but also in the bizarre assortment of adulterants which are added to it by black market middlemen. This is what happens when a popular substance is made illegal.
The US stock market will be closed on January 9 in honor of Jimmy Carter. These are the 6 most important stock market charts experts will be watching in 2025. Here is a complete rundown of Wall ...
Good news on the U.S. economy is back to being bad for Wall Street, and the stock market slumped Tuesday following better-than-expected reports on the job market and business activity. The S&P 500 ...
Here's what else happened today: Here's why the bond market is throwing a tantrum that could tank stocks. 4 parts of everyday life where Americans will feel surging bond yields .
A love rose being used to smoke crack cocaine. A "love rose" is a glass tube with a paper or plastic rose inside of it, and a bit of cork or foil on the ends to keep the rose from falling out. While ostensibly intended as romantic gifts, their primary known use is as a pipe to smoke drugs such as crack cocaine or methamphetamine. [6]
Cocaine demand and supply are booming worldwide and methamphetamine trafficking is expanding beyond established markets, including in Afghanistan where the drug is now being produced, a United ...