🌎 Latin America Mar 18, 2026 · Juan Carlos Garzon and Victoria Dittmar

How Criminal Decisions Over the Drug Market Impact Public Health in Northern Mexico

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How Criminal Decisions Over the Drug Market Impact Public Health in Northern Mexico
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How Criminal Decisions Over the Drug Market Impact Public Health in Northern Mexico

“Buying drugs isn’t about choice anymore – it’s about whatever’s available.” That’s how many drug users in northern Mexico describe how local illicit drug markets have transformed over the past decade.



Eugenia,* for instance, remembers when she began injecting heroin in Mexicali, a border city in the state of Baja California, around 25 years ago. Back then, getting the drug was a straightforward process. She

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