Drug Violence Derails Mexico’s Economic Recovery

Drug Violence Derails Mexico’s Economic Recovery
Violent crime is a likely culprit. Crime has become endemic in Mexico: the drug cartels murder, kidnap, and extort with impunity. They have killed over 23,000 people since President Calderon cracked down on their operations in 2006, reports the Washington Post . In one of the worst days, 85 people were killed.
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SMRC aims to ‘change the face of recovery’
Southern Minnesota Recovery Connection is being monitored as a possible model to be adopted statewide.
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Study: Heroin sends more people to ER here than anywhere in U.S.
Drug sends more people to emergency rooms here than anywhere in U.S. Heroin abuse in the Chicago area has gotten worse over the last decade, creating a crisis that is perhaps more extreme than anywhere else in the country, Roosevelt University researchers conclude in a new study.
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