Mexican cartels: Would a reduction in the US drug habit stop the violence?

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The violence of the Mexican cartels is on the rise, and drugs continue to be smuggled into the US. With the Mexican president's new policy of 'hugs not drugs' failing to reduce drug-related violence, and Trump's rhetoric still focusing on the wall, could a reduction in the US appetite for drugs be the change that's needed? Monica Campbell reports. Photo: A 2019 artwork by Coalicion Pro Defensa del Migrante (Pro Defense of the Migrant Coalition) showing statistics of dead migrants, on the Mexican side of the US-Mexico border Credit: AFP via Getty Images