From opium to fentanyl: rural life, politics and crime in Mexico

Unlike in other parts of the world, poppy cultivation and opium use are recent phenomena in Mexican history.

Their development during the 20th century was the product of social and political factors which must be studied in order to understand Mexico's current position in the international market for illegal opioids, as well as the turning point which seems to have taken place in recent years with the emergence of a new type of substance: illegal fentanyls. 

In order to understand how the illegal poppy economy in Mexico was built and the consequences of its decline on the stakeholders involved, this 14th issue of Drugs, international challenges proposes to place the development of poppy cultivation and heroin production in Mexico in its geographical and historical context, before exploring, through an analysis of descriptive statistics and secondary field sources, the impact of recent fluctuations in the heroin market on poppy cultivators.

Publication type
Drugs, International Challenges
No.
14
Publication date
Language
French
English
Author(s)
FRISSARD MARTINEZ
Paul
Edited by
OFDT
Number of pages
10
Products & addictions
Heroin and opioids
Themes
Supply and markets
Territories
International
Dispositif d'enquête et d'observation
Public policy analysis
Sociological and qualitative surveys