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Home arrow News arrow Latest arrow Ten Reasons to Take Action Against Substance Abuse and Addiction: Number Seven: Trafficking Violence

Ten Reasons to Take Action Against Substance Abuse and Addiction: Number Seven: Trafficking Violence

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Should we care about drug trafficking violence across our southern border in Mexico? Does it have any impact on Americans?

For background, consider that in the last year, border towns and cities within 100 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border have experienced record levels of violence and murders as the drug cartels compete for turf. In the last year, more than 3,700 killings related to drugs and organized crime have occurred in Mexico, up from about 2,700 last year. In Tijuana alone, there have been 99 people killed just since September 26th. Ciudad Juarez, just across the border from El Paso, has seen more than 1,000 killings this year.

Most law enforcement officials walk off their jobs, are targets for murder or feel helpless to prevent further crimes.

John Walters, the head of the White House, talking about the crimes being committed just across the border, admitted that some traffickers “come across (the U.S. border), kidnap, murder, carry out assassinations.”

And then there is the cost. Congress has thus far sent $400 million in aid to Mexico for their anti-drug efforts. The President of Mexico, Felipe Calderon, has complained that because America is the world’s largest market for illegal narcotics and because it provides much of the weaponry used by the cartels, it should focus more attention on these problems.

“If there were a small market for illicit drugs, a lot of these traffickers would simply be out of business,” noted Derry Hallmark, Director of Admissions and Certified Chemical Dependency Counselor at Narconon Arrowhead. Narconon Arrowhead is one of the country’s leading drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers, located in Canadian, Oklahoma. “The best thing families can do when faced with the addiction of one of their members is to ensure that person finds an effective rehabilitation program as soon as possible. If every family eliminates the demand within their own ranks, they are doing something effective about drug trafficking and the violence that accompanies it.”



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