The physical environment in which individuals live is one of the social determinants of health and the relationship between the socioeconomic inequalities of the neighborhoods and the consumption of illicit sub stances by the individuals who inhabit them has been studied for several years. 12 Drug trafficking and associated violence in the border area has been a serious concern for law enforcement and public health officials in South Texas 13 and leads to the image of border cities as places with high levels of risk for alcohol, drug use and drug use problems, 14, 15 even if the epidemiological evidence so far does not confirm this image, at least on the US side. 7, 8, 9, 10 In the US, cities closer to the Mexican border are relatively poorer than the rest of the country, 4, 11 making the proximity to cheaper drug markets appealing. 5, 6 Additionally, large border cities like Tijuana include in their population Mexicans seeking to migrate to the US return immigrants, and deported Mexican nationals, a population mix conducive to a higher prevalence of drug use than in other parts of the country. 1, 2 In Mexico, cities closer to the US are relatively more affluent compared to other parts of the country, 3, 4 and in some of these cities norms and law enforcement for substance use tend to be more liberal in order to attract foreign customers. requests to curb migration into account if it did, he told local radio.The issue of drug use and its consequences in the US-Mexico border region has attracted much interest for several reasons. Honduran defense minister Fredy Santiago Diaz said his government was weighing its options on border troop numbers.Дeploying more troops was not discussed by a recent delegation to Washington, but Honduras would take U.S. When asked about Guatemala reaching an agreement with Washington on troop deployment, a spokesperson said, 'there is no deal signed in this sense.' The Guatemalan presidency said security efforts at the border were implemented last year. Mexico's government said in a statement that it would maintain current troop numbers at its borders. Moran appeared to have been referring to the March deployments. Honduras also deployed forces in response to a small U.S.-bound migrant caravan over Easter.Д®arlier, White House aide Tyler Moran said the Biden administration secured agreements with Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala to put more troops on their own borders. President Joe Biden took office, Guatemala deployed security forces to halt a U.S.-bound caravan of migrants, and Guatemalan government officials have vowed to keep up the pressure. Mexico said on March 22 that it had close to 9,000 troops from the defense ministry, Navy and National Guard on its northern and southern borders.ДЄ Mexican National Guard member deployed to the area said the force's daily arrest rate had doubled in recent weeks. The operations include members of the National Guard, a militarized police force, along with soldiers and members of the navy and immigration officials. border, and stepped up its efforts along its border with Guatemala. Reuters reported in March that Mexico had launched enforcement operations for rounding up immigrants transiting illegally toward the U.S. WASHINGTON, April 12 (Reuters) - Mexico has doubled its detentions of migrants with a deployment of 10,000 troops to its southern border, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said on Monday, as Washington leans on regional governments to help slow arrivals at the U.S.

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