Dirty needles also scar the arms of the heroin addict for life. At the municipal jail, inmates detained the night before for minor infractions such as loitering or fighting in public pull up their sleeves and bare arms covered with needle tracks. Rohypnol is another nightmare for every parent in America which is another easily obtained drug in the pharmacies in Tijuana. There are so many American tourists buying drugs that Tijuana's pharmacies have doubled in the past five years and now number around 700. While they lack hard proof, U.S. authorities have told the Mexican government at a couple of meetings in the past month that they believe the pharmacies are selling Rohypnol to young Americans.
Mexican officials say they are cracking down.
With so much government corruption, especially in the city of Tijuana, you can only think of how much money is being made in this enterprise and who's getting some kick-backs. My recent visit to Tijuana indicates that Rohypnol is still readily available. It has become a revolving door doctor atmosphere. The U.S. police first began to spot abuse of Rohypnol, the brand for drug flunitrazepam, in 1993. Although it has never been approved for use in the United States, the sleeping medication is sold legally in 64 countries.