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Rejuvenate your trade with Jacksonville
Jacksonville is one of the Florida's most industrial cities, which serves as a business and commerce hub with well-maintained roads, highly connected railway facilities, gorgeous sea and soothing air. All these things compliment Jacksonville's business and trade facilities. The city emphasis on business and industry has not compromised its quality of life and in fact it has been rated among the better cities to live. The downtown area has undergone revitalization with great success.

Located on the St. Johns River, Jacksonville's downtown district is a workable blend of business, industry, public facilities and services. One can enjoy amiable time within an area on both sides of the river, which include a Convention Center, the Times-Union Center for Performing Arts, the Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens, the Museum of Science and History, the Florida Theater, and Jacksonville Landing.

Moving further east, Jacksonville sports twenty miles of wide, beautiful beaches along the shores of the Atlantic Ocean. Swimming, surfing, windsurfing, surf fishing and sunning are popular at several beaches in the coastal communities of Mayport, Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach and Jacksonville Beach.


Drug Situation

MDMA
The major source of MDMA trafficking into the city is Orlando, South Florida or sometimes brought into directly from Europe. MDMA is the most popular drug in Jacksonville, especially among teenagers and young adults. The Netherlands has become an important source of supply and shipments, which are smuggled via mail. Some MDMA is also imported from South and Central Florida and is delivered in personal vehicles

Heroine
Heroin trafficking within the Jacksonville area is almost exclusively Colombian in origin. It is transported from the Miami area via private and commercial vehicles to Jacksonville for further distribution.

Methamphetamine
It is observed that the trafficking of methamphetamine has increased considerably in the Jacksonville area. Small but highly labs can be found, which have given birth to its excessive consumption among school and college goers.

Marijuana
Marijuana, both domestically grown and imported, is readily available throughout the Florida and Jacksonville is also affected by this trend. Marijuana is brought into the Jacksonville area from the U.S. southwest border, Canada and Jamaica, by every available transportation method.

Drug Effects
Drug taken in any form and of any type is not only harmful for the body but can also affect the user's brain. Heroine, Methamphetamine and Marijuana drugs work as powerful stimulants. Even administered in small doses, these drugs can augment one's restlessness, nervousness, irritability, convulsions and decrease appetite. A single dose may sometimes damage nerve terminals and can make the person insane. High doses and long-term usage of these illicit drugs may result in violent behavior, anxiety, confusion, and insomnia.