The topic I decided to pick was the Drug Problems in Mexico. In the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth century, drugs such as marijuana, opiates and cocaine were commonly used in Mexico, especially opiates, mostly for medical reasons. Laudanum and other opium drugs such as morphine and heroin, as well as cocaine, coca wines and marijuana cigarettes, which were prescribed by doctors and easily, obtained in pharmacies, popular markets and even hardware stores. The authorities were concerned about the quality of these products and tried to protect the consumers.
In the first decade of the twentieth century, the US government was very active, trying to convince other countries to accept opium control and create special
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