The staggering death toll of mexicos drug war drug lord. Many innocent citizens of mexico are killed and constantly being threatened. Money is not going to be enough to stop the drug wars though, america has to stop this problem at the root, which is the demand for these drugs. Patrick leahy, our shared goal of a drugfree america, congressional recordsenate. They include efforts to educate people about the consequences of substance. In a parallel research project, gutierrezromero 2016 found that in municipalities where drug cartels moved out in 2006, or soon after, there were reductions in. Reminds readers that mexico, a country with a relatively low level of domestic drug abuse, spends substantial portions of its police and military budgets combating drug traffic. Since december 2006, more than a thousand cities in mexico have suffered the effects of the war between several drug cartels, amongst themselves, as well as with mexican armed forces. This marked a significant shift in american foreign policy. Thousands of mexicans, including politicians, students.
Benson and others published escalating the war on drugs. A basic understanding of the determinants of drug use, especially of abuse and addiction, is a. Mexican authorities have been waging a war against drug trafficking organizations dtos for more than a decade, but with limited success. This drug war is across multiple countries but the focus of this paper will be on the crosssection of the us and mexico within the frame of the causes and effects of the drug war. Jul 27, 2015 last week, the mexican government released new data showing that between 2007 and 2014 a period that accounts for some of the bloodiest years of the nations war against the drug cartels. Additionally, many syringe access sites offer free naloxone kits and. Drug wars in mexico while there are drug wars happening in many places of mexico, the u. Ending the war on drugs center for american progress. The legal and judicial system was overhauled to make drug use and sale, a serious offense with grave consequences. Smoking and injecting drugs cause discomforts that may discourage use and intensification.
Causes and unintended consequences find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Statistics bulletin ncj 224280, 2008 usdoj govbjspubpdf p07 pdf. In order to fully understand the public health consequences of marijuana. Mexico s war on drugs policy scattered cartels into many new areas, but as a result some cartels also moved out of some areas and ceased or displaced their operations elsewhere. During the 1970s, president richard nixon declared war on drugs.
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