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Evoluția traficului și consumului ilicit de droguri în perioada pandemiei
The Evolution of the Illicit Drug Trafficking and Consumption During the Pandemic

Author(s): Nicoleta-Elena Hegheș
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Criminal Law, Sociology, Substance abuse and addiction, Health and medicine and law
Published by: Universul Juridic
Keywords: drug use; illicit drug trafficking; health crisis; Covid-19 pandemic;
Summary/Abstract: The disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is unique and cannot be compared to other crises in recent years. The Covid-19 pandemic has not succeeded in reducing drug trafficking in our country. As always, traffickers resorted to new methods to distribute their wares. Drug users also changed their behavior. Therefore, the pandemic restrictions did not significantly change the drug market in Romania, nor the consumption habits of drug users or drug addicts.

  • Page Range: 263-265
  • Page Count: 3
  • Publication Year: 2022
  • Language: Romanian