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C.E.O.s are tripping
“Psychedelic drugs have come a long way. They once belonged to the counterculture (“tune in, drop out”). Now they are finding a home in the C-suite… Business leaders have also become more candid about wellness at work.”
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Mexicans don´t prefer Fentanyl
“Use of crystal meth is soaring among workers, partiers and the young and threatening a public health crisis.”
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Adolescent substance use prevention in Mexico
“This study examined if culturally and linguistically adapted versions of a U.S.-developed adolescent substance use prevention intervention, keepin’ it REAL (kiREAL), for Mexico increases the use of drug resistance strategies, and if increased use of resistance strategies subsequently leads to a reduction in the frequency of substance use (i.e., alcohol, cigarette, marijuana, and inhalants).”
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AMLO´s legacy
“A debate is already raging over the legacy that the Mexican leader, widely known as AMLO, is leaving behind.”
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AMLO shakes hands with Chapo´s mother
“BADIRAGUATO, Mexico (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Sunday shook hands with the mother of the country’s most infamous drug trafficker, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, during a visit to their hometown, long a stronghold of the Sinaloa cartel.”
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Militarization at Mexico, and its effects on women
This piece is a companion of Alethia Fernandez de la Reguera video presentation
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Do cartels exist?
A revisionist view of the drug wars. “Discussed in this essay: Drug Cartels Do Not Exist: Narcotrafficking in U.S. and Mexican Culture, by Oswaldo Zavala, translated by William Savinar. Vanderbilt University Press. 206 pages, AND The Dope: The Real History of the Mexican Drug Trade, by Benjamin T. Smith. W. W. Norton. 480 pages.” “Cartels…
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AMLO´s “Hugs, not bullets” militarized the country
“He campaigned on “Hugs, Not Bullets.” Now, he’s militarized the country.”
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The Sackler Dinasty
“The Sackler dynasty´s ruthless marketing of painkillers has generated billions of dollars – and millions of addicts.” “An addiction specialist said that the Sacklers’ firm, Purdue Pharma, bears the “lion’s share” of the blame for the opioid crisis.”
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How much has US spent on its war against drugs?
“June 2021 marks the 50th anniversary of the war against drugs… Since 1971, U.S. sepnt over a trillion dollars enforcing its drug policy, according to research from the University of Pennsylvania. Why the U.S. hasn´t won the war against drugs?… war on drugs has done more harm than good, according to many experts… Racially biased…
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