Mexico and the human security problem they face with the drug cartels

According to cnn there was a clash in Mexico that left 22 people dead and fifteen injured. This has been happening since the crack down that lead Mexico and the United States to focus there forces on the drug trade and clean it up.

 This is a very high amount that perished in Mexico and we have seen stuff like this in the headlines since 2006,
According to the Business Insider Felipe Caldron who was the president at the time of the crack down sent 50,000 soldiers to battle the cartels in 2006. This tactic to curb the drug trade and the corrupt officials have lead to more than 55,000 deaths. That is an astonishing number considering that in Syria which is officially in a  civil war  has caused about 100,000 deaths according to the UN. There have been a number of public execution along with disappearances that have left the public in astonishment by how these acts have been committed. According to the Business Insider 49 corpses were decapitated in public and dumb in the high way in northern Mexico.

In addition to the public display of corpses the drug cartels have been involved with over five thousand disappearances since the war start on drugs in 2006. 
With these numbers I don't see an end to this war on drugs. This is where human security comes in and whether or not Mexico and protect its citizens from the crimes of the criminals. Does Mexico have an end plan? Can things getter better? Maybe Mexico and there citizens were better off before this step up on drugs and corruption. Less deaths were involved. This war has made Mexico look like a weaker state then it already was, but not all blame goes on them. What about the United States and there demand for the drugs. Can that be stopped? Only time will tell, but until then Mexico faces an uphill batter with human security.