U prvom dijelu te studije od preko 900 stranica razmatraju se napori 130 zemalja i jurisdikcija tokom 2009. u smislu borbe s problemima narkotika u tim zemljama i u smislu ispunjavanja međunarodnih obaveza.
The first part of the more than 900-page study reviews the efforts 130 countries and jurisdictions made in 2009 to deal with domestic narcotics problems and to meet international obligations.