The story of Tony Montana is one of a drug dealer who isGroup of answer choicesa Cuban immigrant and brings drugs into the US through his connections with South American cartelsa Canadian rancher unable to break into the illicit drug marketa vilified, hideous criminal in all the songs and other cultural references to him in later yearsfrom an Italian aristocratic family who throws away his fortune because of his drug addiction

It might seem incongruous to see Felipe Calderon, who has bet his presidency on fighting organized crime, accused of sheltering Mexico's top drug lord. Yet across the country banners hanging from highway overpasses suggest he is in cahoots with Joaquin El Chapo-the leader of the Sinaloa "cartel".The banners are placed by rival drug mobs. But they hint at a paradox. The Sinaloa organization (named after a North-Western state) is responsible for around 45% of the drug trade in Mexico. But using statistics from the security forces, it is calculated that only 941 of the 53,174 people arrested for organized crime in the past six years were associated with Sinaloa. In the zero-sum game of the drug trade, one gang's loss is another's gain (which is why "drug cartel" is such a misnomer). The weakening of local traffickers in Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez has enabled Sinaloa to strengthen its presence along Mexico's Northern border.Officials insist there is no going back to the old practice in which Mexican governments turned a blind eye to drug gangs provided they acted discreetly. If Sinaloa has been hit less hard, it is because it operates differently. It has stuck to a "transactional" rather than "territorial" method, says one official. Other gangs began to control cities and diversify into extortion and kidnapping. When the government deploys troops to reclaim the streets, it is these gangs whom they run into.Sinaloa, by contrast, has stuck to drugs and money laundering and is smarter and more sophisticated. It prefers anonymity to the ostentation of others. It eschews jobless teenagers, its rivals' rank and files, in favour of graduates, infiltration and intelligence. Officials complain that Sinaloa operatives receive warning of pending raids. Sceptics wonder whether success against other gangs comes from tip-offs from Sinaloa.Select the correct answer option based on the passage.Why has Sinaloa been safe as compared to other gangs?OPTIONS It has the favor of a top Mexican politician It keeps tipping the authorities about other gangs It believes in the principle of working together to maintain the 'drug cartel' It does not work in occupying and controlling territories

Features discussed in this mini-lecture about drugs and pop culture from Dr Taveira includeGroup of answer choicesPoliticians and workers at non-profit organisations using drugsImmigrants dealing drugs making a lot of moneyUniversity professors using and dealing drugs to manage stress and pay rent on low salariesAnimals and humans trading recreational drugs

What is an example of ideas or actions that are part of the drug culture?Drug dealers portrayed as heroes in TV shows and moviesAttending all night parties where drugs are part of the experiencePharmaceutical drugs advertised on radio, television and in magazinesSongs that promote the use of drugsAll of the above

This week we’ve covered the nature of drugs and their place in human society for countless millennia. The reading by Nicholson identifies one of the key conclusions we can make concerning our efforts to control drug use over the last century.What was this conclusion?One of the key conclusion the authors make is that:Question 9Select one:The current approach could be described as a half-century of lost opportunities. We have spent the better part of 50 years trying to control normal behaviour.Public policy should be focused on criminalization of drug user populations.Drug users and drug misusers are technically the same population so we can target them effectively with a single policy approach.The global 'war on drugs' was an efficient and effective use of resources.

Although Tony had a bad temper, he was not a VINDICTIVE boy. A. revengefulB. violentC. obsceneD. hostilestrikethrough_schat_bubble_outline