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The Dangers of Medical Tourism in Mexico shorts

by VICE

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Published 18 Aug 2021

It’s estimated that eight million people consume illicit medication in Mexico every year. While Chinese fentanyl seizures are down, the new source of fentanyl are Mexican cartels, specifically the Sinaloa and the Jalisco New Generation cartels. People who are seeking cheaper healthcare could be picking up unregulated meds without knowing they’re fake. We speak to a dealer in Mexico City who supplies illicit medication to pharmacies. Watch the full film here: /watch/M42Hx8Sq6VEqH Check out the VICE World News playlist for global reporting you won't find elsewhere: /playlist/PLw613M86o5o4S3BXgi3bCiIVuopQxIMgV Click here to subscribe to VICE: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE About VICE: The Definitive Guide To Enlightening Information. From every corner of the planet, our immersive, caustic, ground-breaking and often bizarre stories have changed the way people think about culture, crime, art, parties, fashion, protest, the internet and other subjects that don't even have names yet. Browse the growing library and discover corners of the world you never knew existed. Welcome to VICE. Connect with VICE: Check out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/VICE-Videos Videos, daily editorial and more: http://vice.com More videos from the VICE network: https://www.fb.com/vicevideo Click here to get the best of VICE daily: http://bit.ly/1SquZ6v Like VICE on Facebook: http://fb.com/vice Follow VICE on Twitter: http://twitter.com/vice Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/vice The VICE YouTube Network: VICE: /VICE MUNCHIES: /MUNCHIES VICE News: /VICENews VICELAND: /VICELANDTV Broadly: /Broadly Noisey: /Noisey Motherboard: /MotherboardTV VICE Sports: /NOC i-D: /iDmagazine Waypoint: /WaypointVICE

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@xxcreoxx45993 years ago He didn' t say fake medicine, he said cloned medicine. 809
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@suedenim65903 years ago That' s the ceo of big pharma in a hoodie and mask. " make sure you only buy from us mo fo' s" 301
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@icald3 years ago I wonder if big pharma hired vice for this episode. 129
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@SouthernOregonOrgani3 years ago Man i miss the good ole days back in 2006-2012 when the regulation wasnt as strict and the streets were flooded with legit pharmies. I got clean at j id="hidden1"ust the rite time, today i would be way too scared to cop anything. Its all fake and dangerous. ...Expand 219
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@rudolphdrasler26973 years ago I' ll take the cartel discount over paying u. S prices any day. 25
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@ivantapia52123 years ago This is super suspicious. Usually you have patented and non patented (np) drugs. Np drugs are dirt cheap because of the various labs competing for shelf . ...Expand 17
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@1917yee3 years ago Fear mongering. Y' all act like mexico has no laws regulating. 37
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@521i3 years ago Nobody uses the word bodega other than new yorkers. 144
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@nodescriptionavailable38423 years ago Good thing the dea makes medical decisions for doctors, fentanyl is so much safer, cant get a vicodin for a broken back these days so heroin looks like a great option too. 58
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@AB-nb2ic3 years ago What do counterfeit drugs have to do with medical tourism?
two different things. 9
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@miketheman13933 years ago The pharmacist in mexico is the best no hassle no bs just tell them the brand get what you need in 5 min. 1
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@mannys91302 years ago My mom had bariatric surgery in tijuana a year ago. I told her months prior that it was a bad idea and told her not to do it. She said the place had wonderful . ...Expand 1
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@gabrielcamarena31283 years ago I was able to buy several packs of prescription grade ivermectin for only $6 each in tijuans, mex. The clinic charged me $5 to write up the prescription. So yeah. 2
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@RafaelSalgueroIturrios2 years ago Literally nobody needs cloned medicine here in mexico, non-patented drugs are really cheap and you can get a specialist medical consultation for abo id="hidden6"ut 30 usd. Also we have a lot less regulation for prescriptions so if you have a minor thing you can just go to the pharmacy and buy it yourself. ...Expand 1
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@BBB-to4cc3 years ago I had this rich friend where every time she would come back from mexico (they went almost every year) she would bring home antibiotics she bought there . ...Expand 18
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@ChiralityPracticality3 years ago Customer: hello sir i have a headache can you give me something to help?
pharmacist: sure i' ve got some fentanyl and meth laced fake percocets! 3
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@hands-to-work16013 years ago The people i know who to mexico do not go forthey go for treatment that works but is not allowed by the fda. Ask yourself why that is. 1
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@zacatecas41263 years ago Theyve been doing this since the early 20s no mams. 4
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@galacticwarlock22713 years ago Let' s blame mexico for america' s ridiculously broken, understaffed, underpaid and overpriced medical system that rewards insurance companies and dividend holders. 4
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@hydoffdhagaweyne10373 years ago Please nobody wants shorts, youtube is slowly turning into ticktock. 8
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@gflores56173 years ago Im early today, hey maybe send one star reviews to try them out. 32
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@Dewey_Boondye4203 years ago Can you still just go to the pharmacy and get whatever you want in mexico? 3
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@hgdm893 years ago Bad translation. He saidcloned meds not fake meds. D
probably he is talking about generic counterpart of the brand. 1
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@happywifehappylife27393 years ago He said cloned medicines not fake medicines. It' s no different the generic medicines in america. 1
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@unclesmoke46903 years ago Alot of the street weed is just sprayed cbd flowers as well. Lets shed some light on that shall we? 4
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@dicey89283 years ago I' m from uk and my meds used to be from bigbrand names but over the last 14yr or more uk uses generic cheaper medicines there' s no difference my doctor says. 1
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@alfredfullysick3 years ago Well if it ain' t another segment by. 3
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@eurasian553 years ago Dude i need to get all my dental work there! 2
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@elmariop3 years ago Lol this is a joke $10 mex pesos it' s $50 cents usa if you are risking buying off brand for $50 cents it' s on you. And he says it' s clone . ...Expand 2
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@friendformationbot3 years ago Please do not upload 30 second videos, come on. 4
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@Notiletpaper2 years ago A miracle she didn' t get kidnapped or something pretty brave interviewing ppl like this.
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@aliabdelaziz9053 years ago Just buy from roma i dont trust any other store. 1
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@crackedgames75663 years ago My brother was able to walk into a pharmacy and buy xanax became dependent and has now been struggling with addiction for years. 2
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@fumandocagando67873 years ago Mexico e portugal are the 2 best example for know the differenze between proibition and.
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@Knuckle_sandwiches_boxing19253 years ago The interviewer look like she finna cop a 8ball when this interview over her damnself. 1
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@user-kf8cw2fv6t2 years ago I hope the bars my friend bought in mexico werent fake or laced.
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@babylonhasfallen13293 years ago The moral of the story is you get what you pay for. 1
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@lunhing53082 years ago Got some addy and xans down there haha. 1
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@andrewtorres79552 years ago But there' s generic brands that are sold here in the states.
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@curlyhairdudeify2 years ago I' m pretty sure that the pharmacies he is talking about are " mom and pop" pharmacies.
huge chain pharmacies are safe.
same my mom got her teeth done in mexico, for a fraction of the price of what she paid for a sh*t dental job here in the usa. She was charged over $50 dollars, and in mexico she got top notch quality for like the equivalent of $200 dollars. ...Expand
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@adamroush85363 years ago So in other words actual poison more potent with less of a dosage needed? 6
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@ferndog14613 years ago In north america, there are crooked auto repair shops. There are dishonest dentists that recommend unnecessary dental work. The usa gymnastics team had . ...Expand
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@justincash15733 years ago It' s cheaper than everywhere else because it' s boof. 4
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@gabilanplaza3 years ago This is true. You also find this in the u. S on stores that sell mexican medicine.
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@omerahmed39593 years ago Nothing can be done with latin america, they just dont want to change themselves. 2
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@modifiedmafia3 years ago Render it in the wrong resolution? Lol. 3
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@foodforthought21802 years ago Mark was on the fullsend podcast explaining he does the exact same thing.
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@fabriziopinedo20302 years ago Cloned medicine, not " fake medicine"
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@futurewitness28622 years ago It' s real i made 85k doing this with only 17k invest 5k here and there but i quit i was feeling so guilty thank god coz they got busted 3 months later i got off with a small fine.
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@plynwow3 years ago Exposed yet nothing ever changes for the better. 1
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@mymusicaccount14563 years ago Before crazy times i could go to windsor ontario canada and get human insulinmy dog. 5 kwikpens for $100 us. That same box is nearly $500 just over the border in detroit.
and because you can' t get high on insulin, no prescription needed. ...Expand
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@manchesterunited83902 years ago How on earth she is tania and rashid at the same time.
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@alonsosaldivar34382 years ago He has an accent when he speaks spanish.
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@jaytannerprenzlow82963 years ago He kind of sounds like a latino adam22. 2
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@tama34423 years ago what is the gospel?
the true gospel is the good news that god saves sinners. Man is by nature sinful and separated from god with no hope ephesians 2: 8-9
for it is by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of god, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
romans 10: 9
9 because, if you confess with your mouth that jesus is lord and believe in your heart that god raised him from the dead, you will be saved
just believe and repent of your sins love you and god bless. ...Expand 8
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@86crud3 years ago Yeah, sure. American pharmacies are allwere running low on some things, hey, dennis, call up el chapo.
no. 3
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@Healingwithflo3 years ago Men like this i feel like they wanna tell everyone the secret, hoping everyone will stop buying them and they have no business, cuz they know they are killing ppl! Somewhere inside they feel some guilt!
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@TheAwillz3 years ago So what your actually saying is that its ten pesos cheaper because it hasnt got a brand label on it.
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@thegamerboneless28643 years ago When i use to go to cancun for spring break, we could getnot sure thats spelled right, but bars, vics, all from the drug store no script n We grabbed 10s mils of steroids, it was crazy. Ps. I dont recommend this. We didnt realize we he road we were heading down. ...Expand
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@XenoTravis3 years ago Can' t you just go into a mexican pharmacy and ask for anything as a tourist?
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@davidmcinnis79822 years ago This is just like sean penn visiting el chapo and pamela anderson visiting julian assange. All a bunch of cooked up bs.
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@lopres3 years ago So buy the one thats 10 pesos higher and youre good. Whats the point of this video? Saving 10 pesos?
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@bondjamesbond55802 years ago Its profit over people in the world now bloody sad.
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@jjpds13 years ago Just bought a bottle of fake mexican xanax lol.
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@b1gfronto6852 years ago Look like i know where my next vacation is. Over the counter cough syrup and perks vaca gonna go sleepy.
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@brodalf49693 years ago My god why do you give these people a platform vice?
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@jakefromstatefarm6163 years ago Why is kelly from the office working for vice.
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@richardcranium53293 years ago That' s what got mack miller. R. I. P dude didn' t deserve too go out like that.
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@rob420bie3 years ago Like fake fent oxys? I wouldn' t call that cloned, maybe counterfeit. 1
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@jondoe23412 years ago Heroin cures everything. Believe that.
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@collsguy3 years ago Why even agree to this interview. Bringing attention in an illegal operation is bad news.
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@grannygotcha98093 years ago Fake medici n. I don' t think. So. Some different. But for the most part it works
also dentists lots less expensive than the thrives in the states.
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@bryangaytan71363 years ago Does anyone know how i could get xanax in tj?
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@nistaffsubs67873 years ago Are you shino? You scape from the village?