The phenomenon of drugs in Iraq and its impact on the Iraqi national security

Abstract

The paper provides an overview of the phenomenon of drug abuse in Iraq,
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that led to its spread and ways of entering the country as the geographical location
of Iraq between producing and consuming countries and its source contributed to
The ease of its entry into it, until Iraq turned from a consumer country to a producer
and a passage for it to the rest of the other countries, and the accompanying
violence, political and security instability, poor economic conditions and the lack
of border control, all of which contributed to the increase of the problem more than
others, which generated political, economic and social dimensions that affected On
the national security of the country, the efforts of the Iraqi and international Ministry
of Health are still weak to confront and combat the phenomenon.