Mexican government officials see violent shootouts with opportunistic drug dealers as financial opportunities. Neither drug use nor poverty will ever be eliminated. As long as there are people who want to buy, there will be people willing to sell. Michael Douglas plays Judge Wakefield, the U.S. president's newly appointed drug czar. From his viewpoint as an Ohio politician, we see all the insincere Washington, D.C., posturing against the evils of recreational drug use.
Nobody is safe.
The poor do drugs to dull the frustration of their inability to get ahead. Logic tells us it is the rich who have the most money, and the most time, to be the biggest drug users. They also have the most resources available to hide their illicit habits. No doubt she is right. The kids do have a point.