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The '''International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking''' is a [[United Nations]] [[International Day]] against [[drug abuse]] and the [[illegal drug trade]]. It has been held annually since 1988 on [[26 June]], a date chosen to commemorate [[Lin Zexu]]'s dismantling of the [[opium]] trade in [[Humen]], [[Guangdong]], just before the [[Opium War]] ([[:zh:虎门销烟]])
The observance was instituted by [[UNGA|General Assembly]] resolution 42/117 of [[7 December]] [[1987]].

The UN's 2007 [[World Drug Report]]<ref name="WDR">[http://www.unodc.org/unodc/index.html World Drug Report 2007]</ref>
puts the value of the illegal drug trade at US$322 billion a year.<ref name="Value">[http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-06-25-voa61.cfm UN Report: Global Drug Abuse Under Control]</ref>

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==External links==
*[http://www.un.org/NewLinks/drugs/ UN homepage for International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking]

==References==
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[[Category:United Nations days|Day Against Drug Abuse]]
[[Category:Illegal drug trade]]
[[Category:Drug rehabilitation]]
[[zh:国际禁毒日]]
[[de:Weltdrogentag]]
[[pt:Dia Internacional contra o Abuso e Tráfico Ilícito de Drogas]]
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