Drug trafficking down Brazil's Amazon has surged in recent years. This is because gangs have expanded into the Amazon and in response to increased surveillance along Brazil's southern border. In Arizona state, cocaine seizures have tripled in 2 years as the government increases river inspections.This is only a fraction of the amount of drugs coming down the river according to officials and experts. And this is because cocaine production in neighboring Colombia and Peru continues to break records and smuggle ...

Business Model & Impact - Drug smuggling's dispersed, outsourced business model creates mayhem for governments [1] - Payments to subcontractors are often made in cocaine [1] - This practice breeds addicts and fuels violence [1]

President Trump this weekend escalated tensions against uh Colombia um country in South America that has for a long time been a close partner with the United States. >> They are a drug manufacturing machine Colombia. >> He said that he was going to end assistance aid to uh Colombia's government and then he accused Colombia's president Gustavo Petro of being an illegal drug leader as Trump put it.Colombia is out of control and now they have the worst president they've ever had. He's a lunatic who's got a lot ...

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Neuroscience & Addiction - The brain's dopamine system is activated by both naturally rewarding behaviors (like love and social bonding) and drugs of abuse, but drugs create artificial highs that are much stronger than natural rewards [16][17] - Drugs like cocaine can increase dopamine levels by 400-500%, approximately 20 times larger than the 25-35% increase observed with ejaculation, and lead to a prolonged dopamine depletion and a state of apathy [18][19][20] - Oxytocin, often referred to as the "love hormone," plays a crucial role in social bonding and can counteract the effects of stress and reduce cravings for drugs [23] - Stress is a major factor that can trigger relapse or substance use disorder [28] - Love and support from loved ones provide natural levels of dopamine and oxytocin, potentially minimizing the yearning to seek other sources of dopamine, such as illicit drugs [30][31] Social Impact & Protective Factors - Unconditional love and support can act as a protective factor against falling into negative patterns, potentially shaping the brain in ways that protect against certain risk-taking behaviors [3][10] - Oxytocin administration has been shown to reduce response to stressful stimuli, decrease cortisol levels (a marker of stress response), and decrease anxiety during social stress tests [24][25] - Oxytocin can decrease activity in the amygdala, the part of the brain that regulates fear, in the presence of stressful stimuli [26] - Love and support should be used as one mitigating factor in the battle against substance use disorder [32]

spattered all over the ocean, big bags of cocaine and fentinol all over the place. And uh it was plus we have recorded evidence that they were leaving. We know what time they were leaving, when they were leaving, what they had, and all of the other things that that you'd like to have.But we have noticed that there are no ships in the ocean anymore. We're seeing that there's like no ships. No, you know, when the first one we went, there were hundreds of boats.Now there are no boats. I wonder why. Meaning no ...

Drug Trafficking - The Caribbean is a route for cocaine destined for America [1] - The deployment of sailors and marines is not positioned along the busiest routes [1]

Crime & Law Enforcement - A mother was imprisoned for exploiting her children to traffic cocaine [1]