Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Drug Trafficking

The illegal acquisition, sale, production, transport, movement, and distribution of controlled substances such as narcotics.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

The illegal acquisition, sale, production, transport, movement, and distribution of controlled substances such as narcotics.

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Synonyms

17 entry terms
  • Drug Dealing
  • Drug Smuggling
  • Dealing, Drug
  • Dealings, Drug
  • Drug Dealings
  • Drug Smugglings
  • Drug Traffickings
  • Smuggling, Drug
  • Smugglings, Drug
  • Trafficking, Drug
  • Traffickings, Drug
  • Illicit Drug Trade
  • Drug Trade, Illicit
  • Drug Trades, Illicit
  • Illicit Drug Trades
  • Trade, Illicit Drug
  • Trades, Illicit Drug

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Aspects Covered

10 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, ethnology, history, legislation & jurisprudence, prevention & control, psychology, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

2014

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Tree Numbers

  1. I01w.198w.240w.247w
  2. I01w.880w.735w.191w.101w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Drug Trafficking. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D064423. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D064423
  2. Drug Trafficking. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_drug_trade
  3. Drug Trafficking. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q844924