COCAINE AND HEROIN TRAFFICKING TO EUROPE: CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 7 Sayı: 1, 15 - 31, 30.06.2025

Furkan Yıldız

https://doi.org/10.46482/ebyuiibfdergi.1620732

Öz

Drug trafficking is an issue that needs to be addressed in both human, social, and security contexts and depends on many different variables. The study analyzed the issue of drug trafficking in the European context, focusing only on heroin and cocaine, rather than all substances in general. By describing the morphology of drug trafficking in general, the study analyses the volume of cocaine and heroin trafficking in Europe by examining the functions and situations of these elements in the European context. In the course of the research, rather than the normative perspective of Europe to prevent drug trafficking, the European position and its impact on the cocaine and heroin trade, the reasons for the differences in the prices of these drugs, and both the social and individual consequences of drug use were emphasized.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Drug Trafficking, Europe's Situation in Cocaine/Heroin Trade, Public Expenditure, Drug Prices

AVRUPA’YA KOKAİN VE EROİN KAÇAKÇILIĞI: SEBEPLER VE SONUÇLAR

Öz

Uyuşturucu ticareti, hem insani hem toplumsal hem de güvenlik bağlamlarında ele alınması gereken ve birçok farklı değişkene bağlı olan bir konudur. Çalışma, uyuşturucu ticareti konusunu, tüm maddeler genelinden çıkararak sadece eroin ve kokain özelinde ve Avrupa bağlamında incelemiştir. Çalışma, genel olarak uyuşturucu ticaretinin morfolojisini anlatarak, bu unsurların Avrupa bağlamındaki işlevleri ve durumları incelerek, Avrupa’ya olan kokain ve eroin ticaretinin hacmini incelemiştir. Araştırma sürecinde Avrupa’nın uyuşturucu ticaretini engellemeye yönelik normatif perspektifinden ziyade, Avrupa’nın konumu ve bu konumun kokain ve eroin ticaretine etkisi, bahsi geçen uyuşturucu maddelerin fiyatlarındaki farklılıkların nedenleri ve uyuşturucu kullanımının hem toplumsal hem de bireysel sonuçları üzerinde durulmuştur.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Uyuşturucu Ticareti, Kokain/Eroin Ticareti'nin Avrupa'daki Durumu, Kamu Harcamaları, Uyuşturucu Fiyatları

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