The Mexican drug war: Homicides and deaths of despair, 2000–2020
Large and public acts of violence may induce adverse mental health, and in turn, greater deaths of despair (specifically alcoholic liver disease deaths) among Mexican populations not directly connected to homicide-related violence. Prevention efforts should target alcohol misuse and liver disease patients in Mexico.
Authors
- Tim A. Bruckner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6927-964X)
- Eileen Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2316-2419)
- Abhery Das (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9016-2585)
- Devoja Ganguli
Institutions
- Chicago Department of Public Health (US)
- University of California, Irvine (US)
- American Musicological Society (US)
- University of Illinois Chicago (US)
- Ambo University (ET)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Public Health
- Published
- 2025-02-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2025.01.011
- Primary Topic
- Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00