Journal of Contemporary Issues in Business and Government

Abstract

Many studies have acknowledged the danger of drug abuse and its negative psychological and social effects on the individual and society, but many of them overlooked the economic effects that trouble specialists. This study aimed to shed light on the various effects of drugs on the economies of countries through their negative impact on increasing levels of Unemployment, public spending and the volume of money laundering operations, as well as pillows contribute to encouraging the smuggling of hard currency abroad and limit the value of savings and investment in the formation of the domestic product