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Rebecca Williams

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"-" "+" Both count as intended facts added, they really just show the facts. The plus sign was to add a different aesthetic to the sticky note.

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Opium was first discovered when Chinese immigrants introduced opium smoking in the US. The trade ans spread then started.
- Harrison Act of 1914 outlawed the use of opium for non medical purposes.
- There were multiple clandestine groups that smuggled drugs, such as the mafia, selling them as early as the 1950s.
- Pablo Escobar was a powerful drug trafficker during the Medellin Cartel.
- In 1975, police had discovered 600 kilos of cocaine inside a plane in Colombia. In retaliation, drug traffickers started a massacre.

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Most known countries for being sources of smuggling and spreading drugs in America:
-Colombia: It is the only country where drugs like Marijuana, cocaine and heroin are produced. Lacks state control, thus easy to smuggle and trade.
-Caribbean: A few countries in the Caribbean are known for corruption from the state as well as production. These productions have marked a large increase in criminal activity.

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+Reject it at all costs!
+Peer pressure? More like "No, I do nuggs not drugs!"
+If you see any activity or feel like someone around you is awfully suspicious, call the police immediately!
+If you see a bad substance on the ground, call the police!

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+Roughly 70% of all traders are US citizens, and almost half (49.4%) had no or small criminal history.
+The DEA pays most of its attention to Mexican cartels, because they hold a lot of drug production and are mostly responsible for the distribution.
+Africa is used as a transit shipping point and thus making it a rising issue in the cartel cases.
+Overdose deaths rose again in 2020 and spiked back to its levels in March 2021.

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Source #1: Drug EBooks (HSHS given source)
Source #2: https://www.dea.gov/sites/default/files/2021-12/Trafficking%20Penalties.pdf
Source #3: https://www.history.com/topics/crime/history-of-drug-trafficking
Source #4: https://www.bluecrestrc.com/the-strategy-of-how-cocaine-and-crack-dealers-keep-their-patrons-addicted/
Source #5: https://drugabuse.com/statistics-data/drug-trafficking/
Source #6: https://www.unodc.org/unodc/drug-trafficking/index.html
Document Used To Compose The Padlet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-FikRzaelCzYwiqTh3oou_OM7657KBrLepjeGUEAE8c/edit

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-Penalties vary based on the quantity discovered and the amount of offenses the person has committed relating to the same crime. For example: For the first offense, the person convicted will be sentenced to no less than 5 years in prison and not more than 40 years in prison. For a first offense, the fine will be more than $5M if an individual and $25M if more than 1 individual.

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How Do They Keep You Addicted or Interested?

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How Do They Keep You Addicted or Interested?

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-They mostly target people they know, spending most of their energy on existing clients.
-Sometimes they sell small packages of a drug that is a higher quality for a higher price than the one that is bigger or usually bought.
-Sometimes they will change the color of the drug to make it more appealing.
-They have talking skills, which means they will manipulate you. They know how to sell their products like a professional sales pitcher after all.