Medicine Assignment: Substance Abuse In Mexico (Drugs Abuse)

            Substance Abuse in Mexico Name Institution                             Substance Abuse in Mexico             One impact of substance abuse on Mexican culture is increased addiction. According to Labate and Ruiz Flores López (2014), Mexico is not just a pathway to smuggle drugs, many Mexicans are extensively using drugs leading to rapid addiction. A report by the National Addiction Survey indicated that the number of Mexicans who use drugs has increased by more than a million between 2002 and 2008. Drugs such as heroin and cocaine are especially used in Mexico and they are highly addictive. Heroin addiction is largely a problem in Mexico because the drug is easily accessible - sold in the streets by young people, including children (Labate & Ruiz Flores López, 2014). Mexico is a country that is raising a generation of addicted youths because of the accessibility of these ...