People who are below middle class see no hope in the future, and turn to drugs hoping it will get rid of the problems. They know nothing else, that is why the business is so large. For years the U.S. has given money to Colombia to help prevent trafficking between the two countries. In recent years, however, the level of prevention has dropped, and the amount of drugs being used has increased. The US has doubts of sending funds due to the thought that they will just be throwing their money away.
Colombian citizens blame the poor use of the American funds on the past Presidents.
We know he has only been in office for three months, but he has already shown positive signs of improving the country. According to the Washington Post, Pastrana will pursue paramilitary groups that have compounded the violence and he will restore honor and effectiveness to Colombia's battered armed forces, starting by replacing the top command with officers not tied to drug trafficking or human rights abuses. In Colombia the main problem is that the economy is based on Cocaine. When they caught and shut down drug dealers, the economy went down. That is why we need U.S. dollars to bring the economy up again.