Gravely concerned also that the demand for, production of and trafficking in illicit drugs and psychotropic substances undermines development, including efforts to reduce poverty, entails an increasing economic cost for Governments and continues to threaten seriously socio-economic and political systems, democratic institutions and the stability, national security and sovereignty of States, especially those involved in conflicts and wars, and that trafficking in drugs makes conflict resolution more difficult,
又严重关切非法药物和精神药物的需求、生产和贩运破坏发展，包括减贫努力，使各国政府付出不断增加的经济代价，并继续严重威胁到各国的社会经济和政治制度、民主体制以及各国的稳定、国家安全和主权，处于冲突和战争中的国家尤其如此，而且毒品的贩运可能使冲突更难以解决，