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Brian Saady is the author of The Drug War: A Trillion Dollar Con Game. His three-book series, Rackets, is about the legalization of drugs and gambling, and the decriminalization of prostitution. You can follow him on Twitter @briansaady. This was an excerpt of his new free ebook, America's Drug War is Devastating Mexico, which is available on his website, Kindle, Apple, and all major digital stores.