Studies on Drugs and Crime

Prepared by UNODC staff and/or external experts, the series of monographs called "UNODC Studies on Drugs and Crime" focuses each issue on a specific topic to present new findings, introduce background information on a debated subject or review the status of knowledge on a given topic.

• ADDICTION, CRIME AND INSURGENCY; The transnational threat of Afghan opium, 2009 (pdf)
• Transnational Trafficking and the Rule of Law in West Africa: A Threat Assessment, 2009 (pdf)
• One Hundred Years of Drug Control, 2009 (pdf) - Read More...
• Global Report on Trafficking in Persons (pdf) - Full report - Executive Summaries (UN languages) Read More...
  
• Drug Trafficking as a Security Threat in West Africa (pdf) - English, Français,  Português
• The Threat of Narco-trafficking in the Americas, 2008 (pdf) - English, Español
• Drug Policy and Results in Australia, 2008 (pdf)
• Amphetamines and Ecstasy - 2008 Global ATS Assessment
  
• Crime and its impact on the Balkans, 2008 (pdf)
• Discussion Paper: Is poverty driving the Afghan opium boom?, 2008 (pdf)
• Cocaine Trafficking in West Africa: The threat to stability and development
  (with special reference to Guinea-Bissau) 2007 (pdf) - English, Français
• Crime and Development in Central America : Caught in the Crossfire, 2007 (pdf) - English, Español
• Crime, Violence, and Development: Trends, Costs, and Policy Options in the Caribbean, 2007 (pdf)
• Sweden's successful drug policy: A review of the evidence, 2006 (pdf)
• Organized Crime and Irregular Migration from Africa to Europe, 2006 (pdf) - English, Français
• Crime and development in Africa, 2005 (PDF) - Full report - English Français Summary version - English Français
• The Opium Economy in Afghanistan: An International Problem, 2003 (pdf)

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