Swansea University, 8 Victoria Place, Bristol BS3 3BP, UK.
Int J Drug Policy. 2012 Sep;23(5):407-14. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2012.03.004. Epub 2012 May 2.
The stated intention behind the establishment of the global drug prohibition regime was to protect the world from the dangers of drugs. At different points in history, drug production, use and supply have all been presented as threats to security whether human, national or international security. The international relations theory of securitization can be used as a way of explaining how and why the 'drugs as an existential threat' discourse holds so much power, even today. Speech acts such as the UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, the UN Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances and Russia's 'Rainbow-2 Plan' clearly illustrate the development of the 'drugs as an existential threat' discourse at a global level with particular reference to mankind, the State and global peace and security, respectively. Analysis of these speech acts also shows how the power of the security narrative means that the global drug prohibition regime continues to remain pre-eminent despite the wealth of unintended consequences that it causes.
全球毒品禁制制度建立背后的明确定位是为了保护世界免受毒品的危害。在历史的不同时期，毒品的生产、使用和供应都曾被视为对人类、国家安全乃至国际安全的威胁。国际关系中的安全化理论可以用来解释为什么“毒品是生存威胁”这一说法如此有影响力，即使是在今天。《联合国单一麻醉品公约》、《联合国禁止非法贩运麻醉药品和精神药物公约》和俄罗斯的“彩虹-2 计划”等言论行为，分别明确说明了在人类、国家和全球和平与安全层面上，“毒品是生存威胁”这一说法在全球范围内的发展。对这些言论行为的分析还表明，安全叙事的力量意味着，尽管全球毒品禁制制度造成了大量意想不到的后果，但它仍然占据主导地位。
