25, February 2026

A Study on Relationship between Drugs and Violence in Society

VOLUME-12; ISSUE-2; FEB-2026

Author(s): 1. N. JASOBANTA , 2. Dr. SALAM PRAMODKANTA SINGH

Authors Affiliations:

1. Research Scholar, Department of Law, Dhanamanjuri University, Manipur, India. ;  2. Associate Professor & HOD, Department of Law, Dhanamanjuri University, Manipur, India.

DOIs:10.2015/IJIRMF/202602025     |     Paper ID: IJIRMF202602025


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Drug-related crimes are increasing day by day with globalization at the international level. The new ways and opportunities for drug trade and the establishment of a black market of drugs lead to an increase in crimes in society. The demand for narcotic drugs had been in existence for a long period of time, and it can be traced back to almost a thousand years, although it was only around the 1960s that the drug industry took full flight. This paper will discuss the drug flow in Colombia, as it is observed that the drug lords of Colombia engaged in drug trafficking only with the experience that they had gained from trafficking cigarettes in the 1950s and marijuana in the 1960s. The drug flows in Libya are usually from Morocco, then being transported to Libya, then to Egypt, and then to Europe, travelling through the Balkans. The aim and purpose of this paper is to understand how there is drug flow in countries like Peru, Colombia, and Libya in order to show that the trafficking of drugs is not just a problem specific to a country, as it is an issue all over the world. With the establishment of the black market, drug trading and drug mule became even more profitable and enabling the corporation among various drug cartels. Since drugs and violence go hand in hand, it raises a big issue, as many drug cartels often use violence for the drug trade. Since young people are inexperienced and curious, they often fall victim to drugs, and so this paper will explore the experience and attitude toward drug consumption by young people.

Drug, globalization, drug flow, violence, young people.

N. JASOBANTA,  Dr. SALAM PRAMODKANTA SINGH (2026); A Study on Relationship between Drugs and Violence in Society, International Journal for Innovative Research in Multidisciplinary Field, ISSN(O): 2455-0620, Vol-12, Issue-2, Available on –   https://www.ijirmf.com/

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