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Texas fights drugs at the border, but is that the right place?

An estimated 1.6 million adult Texans have substance use disorders, many addicted to drugs that arrive illegally from Mexico.

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An estimated 1.6 million adult Texans have substance use disorders, many addicted to drugs that arrive illegally from Mexico.

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