Drug addiction is on the rise and never stopping‚ with new drugs being discovered‚ the addictions will keep climbing. The amount of drug addicts there are in america is rising everyday‚ now it is about 23.4 million people across the our country alone. That is approximately one in ten Americans. In the novel The Other Wes Moore not only drug addiction is a problem but even becoming a drug dealer isn’t a far stretch. The novel follows two men with the same name not far apart‚ but two different fates
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Mexico has had a long time issue with its border next to the United States‚ drug smuggling is one of the more infamous of the issues. But‚ more often than not when people think of issues with Mexico‚ they think about the problems with illegal immigrants. Drug smuggling is one issue that greatly impacts both Mexico and the United States and is often hidden behind issues with Immigration. Mexico has been trafficking drugs illegally now since the 1980’s into the United States. Many Americans are aware
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Trust is an illusion‚ nothing more than a word‚ maybe even a trick to the drug dealing men of Mexico. The drug cartel leaders of Mexico’s most infamous cartels can really only trust themselves. The drug world is a dog eat dog kind of world. Chapo had enlisted the help of El Chito to escape Puente Grande‚ as he drove the getaway car. “...Chapo told the guard he was thirsty. El Chito went into a shop to buy him a bottle of water. When he got back to the car Chapo was gone (pg 31).” Chapo knew the more
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generations‚ Mexico has faced interminable drug violence as it has been the home of powerful drug cartels that generate violence with their illicit activities. The drug cartels have transformed Mexico into a producer of illegal drugs ‚and the proximity between Mexico and the United States has converted Mexico in the perfect and convenient transit route for the smuggling of illegal drugs to the United States. Over the last years‚ the violence that drug cartels generate in Mexico has increased in unbelievable
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Geography 303 7 November 2009 How the Drug Culture in Mexico Has Corrupted Its Youth The topic I have chosen to address is the drug culture in Mexico. I will aim to answer the question: how has the drug culture in Mexico corrupted its youth? The geography of Mexico has contributed greatly to it becoming a drug trafficking hot spot. Mexico is located in the middle of the world’s largest consumer and producer of cocaine. The United States is the world’s largest consumer of cocaine
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Mexican Drug War Alex Woodman The drug trade in Mexico has flourished since World War II. The drug lords and kingpins have as much power or more power than the government. In 2006‚ Felipe Calderon took office as Mexico’s President. His first act as President was to declare war on the drug cartels. Since then‚ the violence towards government officials and military/police personnel has increased dramatically. Although cries from the citizens of Mexico call for the violence to stop‚ the government
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El Chapo: The Most Infamous Drug Lord Joaquin Guzmán‚ alias El Chapo‚ was the head of the Sinaloa drug cartel‚ the most dangerous and powerful cartel in the world. He was in charge for almost thirty years until he was arrested in January 2016. During his time in the cartel‚ he earned up to one billion dollars‚ making him one of world’s richest people. El Chapo was born as Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera. His birthdate was either December 25‚ 1954 or April 4‚ 1957 (“Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman Loera”
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Drug Wars in Mexico While there are drug wars happening in many places of Mexico‚ the U.S. is trying to help the cause and stop the war. 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. Many innocent citizens of Mexico are killed and constantly being threatened. Violence suffocates the streets putting visitors at risk of their lives as well. Many believe that a lot of this has to do with the corrupt
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How to Stop Drug Trafficking In Our Country By: Gerald K. Wiley English 122 Ashford University Teacher: Elizabeth Hoyle March 25‚ 2011 The paper is to open people eyes about drug trafficking in our country. Where do you think the drugs are coming in from? Some say from Cuba. Others say from Mexico. I believe that the majority of drugs come from Mexico. It is okay to say that we cannot track down where all of the drugs are coming from but we can try to prevent our children‚ the next
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Overtime‚ the United States border‚ although protecting the country‚ has allowed drug trading to poison the nation. First‚ Mexican traffickers use the United States border to strengthen their illegal business. Their affiliation with Colombian smugglers helped them develop the Mexican drug business. Since then‚ they have strengthened their methods of illegal transportation. Furthermore‚ the influx of drugs from Mexico has a detrimental effect on the American economy. The healthcare‚ criminal‚ and
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