Cocaine: A worl-wide commodity
Cocaine perfectly symbolizes globalization itself. As a performance and insertion enhancer, cocaine embodies a certain “spirit” of the times marked by the cult of competition. The globalization of its use coincides with the increase of international commercial activity following the emergence of China and the integration of the former Soviet empire in the world capitalist system. Cocaine traffic flows through maritime commercial routes, especially by means of container ships. Once a staple of Western elites, cocaine consumption is now increasing worldwide and can be seen as a symbol of mass consumer society.