{"id":51207,"date":"2017-02-09T12:42:09","date_gmt":"2017-02-09T12:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/?p=51207"},"modified":"2022-12-01T09:23:49","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T14:23:49","slug":"new-immigration-policy-will-impact-drug-trafficking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/blogs\/new-immigration-policy-will-impact-drug-trafficking\/","title":{"rendered":"New Immigration Policy Will Impact Drug Trafficking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Throughout President Trump\u2019s campaign<\/a><\/strong> and now during the early stages of his presidency, he continues to emphasize the importance of border security. His concerns stem from decades of illegal immigration into this country and the negative impact that it has on the American taxpayer. But we aren\u2019t going to get into all of that. We want to focus on the impact that a possible wall, travel bans and heightened security might have on the drug landscape<\/a> in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Golden Land<\/strong><\/em>
Drug traffickers, smugglers, producers and dealers all know that the United States is the most lucrative market in the world. There are almost half a billion people, most with an at least average economic standing and a craving for their product. Over the past decade, prescription pills<\/strong> and opiates<\/strong><\/a> have made their way into more and more American lives and addiction has reached borderline epidemic levels. But where are we getting these drugs? We know that over 50% of these narcotics come from foreign soil, so what impact could travel restrictions have on the market?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Statistics<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n