Anonymous and Punitive: Mutual Aid Addiction Therapies in Mexico City
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Over the past decade, Mexico has seen a disturbing increase in violence related to the War on Drugs as well as an increase in the problematic use of addictive drugs, particularly crack cocaine. Meanwhile, it is estimated that over 90% of Mexico’s addiction treatment is provided by Alcoholics Anonymous-based residential treatment centers, invented in Mexico, referred to as anexos—the vast majority of which are not regulated by the State.
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تاریخ انتشار 2013