Annotated translation of selected parts of: BOGGS, Carl. Drugs, Power, and Politics: Narco Wars, Big Pharma, and the Subversion of Democracy. Routledge, 2015. ISBN 9781317260936.

This bachelor thesis presents the Czech translation of selected parts of Drugs, Power, and Politics: Narco Wars, Big Pharma, and the Subversion of Democracy, which deals with the use of drugs in the United States, and the long-standing War on Drugs. The first part of the thesis includes an original translation of the first chapter Drugs: The Historical Matrix. The second part consists of a commentary of the translation process, focusing on the analysis of the original publication, and describing translation techniques, problematic parts, and translation shifts. Key words: intoxicating drugs, drugs, pharmaceuticals, Prohibition in the US, specialized translation, translation analysis, translation techniques, translation shifts