Pubdate: Sun, 3 Nov 2002 Source: San Jose Mercury News (CA) Copyright: 2002 San Jose Mercury News Contact: http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/390 FOX SAYS IT'S TIME TO FIGHT DRUGS AT HOME Mexico, long-focused on the war against drug lords and cartels that smuggle narcotics to the United States, must do more to curb its own fast-rising drug use, President Vicente Fox said Saturday. Two days before he is scheduled to unveil a five-year anti-drug strategy, Fox said the new plan will push for improved drug treatment and prevention programs and work to impose tougher punishments for those caught selling drugs on Mexico's streets. Mexican drug use is still well below U.S. levels, but Fox said Mexico's past emphasis on busting up major smuggling gangs that move drugs across the border has forced smugglers to cultivate a market at home. - --- MAP posted-by: Doc-Hawk