(Center, 2008). The numbers alone show how prevalent this drug is on a national and local level. Methamphetamine on the other hand has slight difference numbers but still is on the rise as a relative new drug compared to crack cocaine. In 2006, there were an estimated 731,000 current users of the drug methamphetamine, which is the common short name for methamphetamine. This is an astounding 0.3 percent of the national population.
The increase in the total liabilities was $ 15,427. This shows that the company increased its borrowing. For example, the accounts payable in the year 2008 were $4,185 while in 2009, they were $9,198. This shows that the hospital purchased more inventories on credit. The biggest portion of current liabilities in the year 2009 is long term debt’s current portion.
Heroin Addiction (Current Events) Researchers estimate that heroin use has increased in the U.S. by nearly 60% over the past ten years. Law enforcement officials believe the spike in heroin use is driven by addicts not being able to afford more expensive prescription pain killers. “They’re hooked on prescription drugs but when the prescription runs out, they switch to $5 and $10 bags of heroin,” Christopher Goldrick of the Rockland Narcotics Task Force told U.S.A. Today According to the most recent figures from the CDC, drug overdose claimed more lives than any other injury in 2010, with 60% of those deaths related to pharmaceutical drugs. The CDC also reports that 75% of prescription drug overdose deaths involve painkillers such as
In addition the interest on the debt alone was £9 million per year. All of this made it clear to Pitt that something had to happen to try to escape from the mess the government was in. In the 18th century there was a serious problem with people smuggling goods such as tea and tobacco into the country. This was to avoid the duty tax on products, which gave them a huge profit margin. This profit margin made the risk worth taking for many, resulting in the government losing money due to be not paying duty tax.
Jacques Roy and six others from North Texas were indicted in the largest healthcare fraud case in U.S. history (CBS DFW). Dr. Roy and the others have been accused of cheating almost $380 million from Medicare and Medicaid between January 2006 and November 2011 (CBS DFW). He owned and operated Medistat Group Associates, an association of healthcare providers that provided home health certifications and performed home visits. Home health certifications are needed prior to Medicare paying for these services. According to court documents, between January 2006 and November 2011, Medistat certified, “more than 11,000 Medicare beneficiaries for home health services and had more patients than any other medical practice in the United States”.
There are approximately nice to eleven million illegal immigrants in the U.S today. This is double the number in 1994. “The America-Mexico border is 1,940 miles long.” On average, 10,000 illegal immigrants cross the border every day. This averages out to around three million per year. One third will be caught and most of those same people will try again.
Reducing Drug Trafficking in the United States sean stallworth English 122: English Composition I April 18, 2011 Topic: Reducing Drug Trafficking in the United States Limited or Narrowed Topic: The effects of drug trafficking on the economy Proposed Claim: Drug trafficking in the United States is Big Business The international drug trade is estimated to generate $300 billion to $400 billion annually. Such a large profit not only provides a strong incentive to sell drugs but also allows criminals to step up their game in developing more ways into transporting and hiding their drugs. This issue has been present since the 1900’s and there has yet to be an effective means of reducing drug trafficking in the United States. The War on Drugs costs
The Super Rich Are Killing Our Democracy It was foretold by Thomas Jefferson that the downfall of a democracy is the accumulation of wealth by the rich and the lack of money for the poor. This is now happening with the Super Corporations controlling the flow of money and the flow of money controlling our politicians. Barbara Ehrenreich, in her article, “The Trouble With The Super Rich”, talks about: America being divided more and more by money. The upper class is shrinking in size, but not in wealth. Having such a small amount of people possessing such a large amount of the wealth will pull down society.
Bartender Bailout The Missing Piece of the U.S. Economic Bailout Plan By: Derek Hubenak Bartender Bailout: The Missing Piece of the U.S. Economic Bailout Plan The United States congress decided to enact an economic plan to rebuild the U.S. economy and, in turn, has directly affected my income extensively. I have seen the effects of our economy slowing as consumers hold tight to hard earned money because of a fear the markets may crash any day. The Dow drops continuously and consumer spending drops just as fast. One can not thrive without the other. The US economic bailout plan is unethical and outright criminal.
By placing high taxes on imported luxury goods, he inadvertently encouraged smuggling. Philip's monstrous palace and monastery at Escorial had consumed much of Spanish wealth.” (http://www.hyperhistory.net/apwh/bios/b2philip2-spain.htm). Clearly states that Philip II did not value his money at all. He owed 36 million ducats with an annual deficit of 1 million ducats; this was because of his recklessness with money and because of all the money he wasted on wars. Aside from reducing state revenues for overseas expeditions, the domestic policies of Philip II further burdened Spain and would in the following century, contribute to its decline.