BELIZE

John Perry
 FIRST OFF, WHERE EVEN IS BELIZE?
South America? Africa? Central America?
BELIZE: CENTRAL AMERICA
Belize is a country located on
the Caribbean cost of the
Yucatan Peninsula. It is rich
with the history of the Mayan
Civilization.
DEMOGRAPHICS [1]

• Established: September 21, 1981

• Population: 374,681 (2017)
• Area: 8,867 sq miles (Utah is 84,904)
• GDP: $1.99 billion USD (2019)
• Ethnics:
• Mestizo (Spanish + Indigenous)
• Garifuna (Africa + Indigenous)
• Q'eqchi’ Maya (Indigenous)
• Caribean People
• Menonites
DRUGS IN PARADISE
• Marijuana
• Often grown by the inhabitants
• Some times imported from
neighboring Countries.
• It is the Caribbean…

• Cocaine
• Usage growing
• Nearby to cocaine drug routes
• Drug problems in neighboring
countries starting to spill over.
DRUG LAWS
Both Cocaine and Marijuana are considered illegal Belize. Jail
time can be sentenced even based on possession of a few
grams.

• If you are caught with large quantities a SWAT like team can
come and seize it.

• Smaller quantities are often handled by local police. Local

police, however, can sometimes be bought off.
DRUG LAWS
• Due to the small size and
population, Belize doesn’t
have many issues with other
forms of drugs (i.e. Opioids,
pharmaceuticals, etc.)
• It does still have drug laws
comparable to the US.
• Alcohol is legal and used a
lot. Drinking age is 18, but
not strictly enforced.
REHAB CENTERS
The country itself does not sponsor rehabilitation centers. But, due
to its location and tropical environment there are a couple of
private rehabilitation centers for alcoholics and other addicts.
These are in the more touristy areas of the country.

REMAR (REHABILITATION AND REINSERTION OF

SOCIALLY REJECTED PEOPLE)
a non governmental organization, legally
instituted and founded in 1,982 in Spain and
working in Belize since 1,997 [2]
PREVENTION PROGRAMS
Up until recently the country had no drug prevention programs. In
response to the growing drug use/trade from neighboring
influences the country developed The National Drug Abuse Control
Council of Belize, NDACC-Belize.
Some prevention initiatives have been implemented focusing on
younger generations. (Red Ribbon Week) But prevention programs
are still relatively new to the country.
WORK CITED
1. Belize. November 17 2019. In Wikipedia. Retrieved November
17 2019, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belize
2. Remar Belize. (N.D.) Retrieved November 17 2019, from
remarbelize.simplesite.com/
FUN FACTS ABOUT BELIZE!
• Tapir, National Animal

• Black Orchid, National Flower

• Toucan, National Bird

• Mahogany, National Tree