The Politics of Heroin: CIA
Complicity in the Global Drug Trade
by Alfred W. McCoy
A Thorough Guide To Understanding The History Of Heroin Trade
The first book to prove CIA and U.S. government complicity in global drug
trafficking, The Politics of Heroin includes meticulous documentation of
dishonesty and dirty dealings at the highest levels from the Cold War until
today. Maintaining a global perspective, this groundbreaking study details
the mechanics of drug trafficking in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and
South and Central America. New chapters detail U.S. involvement in the
narcotics trade in Afghanistan and Pakistan before and after the fall of the
Taliban, and how U.S. drug policy in Central America and Colombia has
increased the global supply of illicit drugs.
Personal Review: The Politics of Heroin: CIA Complicity in the
Global Drug Trade by Alfred W. McCoy
This is quite a detailed and academic reference that no college student
should be without. I have been out of graduate school for over 10 years

and it took me nearly 2 weeks to complete and comprehend the facts of
the book. There are just so many places and names in the book that one
can easily get lost and confused. Nevertheless, the author gives the reader
and complete history of the heroin trade starting with 19th century opium
production and use in China to present day heroin production, distribution,
and consumption that is coming out of Afghanistan. I highly recommend
this book to everyone who wants to really understand why we are losing
the War on Drugs. You want to know the truth about the drug trade? Then
this is the book for you.
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