Cocaine

America is the #1 consumer of Cocaine, comprising

approximately 50% of the total global market.

Cocaine can often result in homelessness and decline in a

population’s productivity

"Today we are now over 20 months into significant and sustained shortages of cocaine on the streets of the United

States, Last year alone, workplace drug testing [that returned positive] for

cocaine dropped 19 percent. This is closing the vise.”

- John Walters, CNN

The percentage of workers or work seekers who tested positive for recent cocaine use in occupational drug tests was 21 percent lower during the second quarter of 2007 than during the same period in 2006.

Chart 1. Rates of National Positive Cocaine Results in Workplace Drug Tests, 2005-2007*

Table 2. Southwest Border Area Seizures for Cocaine, Annually.

This loss of a terrible vice gives our friend the

motivation to go out seeking a job. lowering

unemployment rates and becoming a more productive citizen.

With diligence on the part of America’s Coast Guard,our friend loses his supply of cocaine.

With special thanks to CNN for factual information contained within, and Google Images for the Photo’s that made this presentation possible.