"Global increases in problems Of illicit drugs both reflect and contribute to internationaltensions.The origins of some of these tensions are clear: rapid changes in political alignment, reducedfamily and community cohesiveness, increased unemployment and underemployment, economic and socialmarginalization and increased crime. At a time when dramatic improvements are taking place in somesectors,e.g. communications and technology, improvement of the quality of life for many people has fallenfar short of the potential that exists and the rising expectation of people who know life can be better."