LEAP envisions a world in which drug policies work for the benefit of society, keeping our communities safer. To achieve this the organization thinks that legalization and regulation would end violence, reduce crime, disease, protect human rights and lessen the incidence of death. These are people that are either still fighting the war on drugs or at some point were in a position to do so. It actually amazes me that the people that make up the organization of LEAP have been on the front lines of this war and from firsthand experience realize it is not working. They believe by continuing to fight the so called “war on drugs”, the U.S. government has worsened these problems of society instead of alleviating them.
The government has decided that addiction to these types of harmless drugs is okay, and then provides us with safe ways to access and ingest them. Could it be that the moment you turn to an illegal drug, you forfeit any chance of safety that the government could offer to you? Illegal drug use surrounds us every day, in fact, substance abuse is not a problem that will go away by banishing users to the streets; such attitudes only exacerbate this ever so common, serious issue. Critics argue that safe injection sites condone a criminal act, whereas, others argue that it’s better to focus on enabling addicts to practice the behavior more safely. While we must appreciate the moral perspectives some attempt to embody, good public policy must be measured by its effectiveness and ability to actually achieve the goals it is designed to respond to.
We Should Keep Drugs Illegal Imagine living in the United States as it increases in criminal acts, increases in the number of people who demonstrate health problems or negative mind altering behavior die to the intake of a substance, and on increase of an illegal drug? Some believe that legalization would be the best way to fight the drug problem. That it would reduce the disease, violence and crime associated with the use of illegal drugs. I think legalization is not the answer. By making drugs legal we are lowering the standards of our country.
Farbens ties to the Nazi war machine was somewhat over the top. It does not concern the viewer but does prove to throw more dirt on the subject’s background. Gary Null features Conrad Lebeau (owner of Vital Heath Products) to state that patent drugs were being advertised with secret formulas containing highly addictive drugs. The FDA was the facility used to correct the problems in the medicine Industry. This intrigued me and stood out as a valuable concern in establishing such an administration.
Two companies are gaining a lot of ground on coming up with a drug to lower cholesterol without horrible side effects. These are Sanofi and Regenron, and Amgen. The government must grant money to one of these companies so they can come up with the perfect drug to lower cholesterol without adverse effects. “LDL cholesterol – so-called “bad cholesterol” – is a major health problem, contributing to development of heart disease, which is the leading cause of death in the U.S” (Curley, Ann, CNN, 2012). These PCSK9 inhibitors are being created using genetic technology which produces a lab created
Wal-Mart does not care about the American economy because they are thriving the way the economy is now, so American citizens have to stand up for their communities. According to the book, How Walmart is destroying America and what you can do about it, when you are a huge rich company and all you want to do is get huger and richer, it turns out a lot of smaller, poorer people have to get hurt in the process. Wal-Mart with all its size and power, could hurt people or help them in a lot of situations. Which do you think it normally chooses to do (Bill Quinn 102)? The answer for so many years has obviously been hurt people.
Not taking any action in this case has proven to be a bad decision as was quickly learned in 2004. When analyzing the case using the prudent pragmatism method to develop policy recommendations, one may compare the current case to see what may have caused the situation to worsen. Over the years the amount of vaccine manufacturers in the U.S. has declined, so has the ability to guarantee flu vaccination doses for all who desire one. As it seems that the unpredictability of influenza vaccine supply is the main cause of the supply shortages, the main policy goal should be to bring back more manufacturers of flu vaccinations. Due to the lack of financial incentive to produce flu vaccinations in the U.S., policymakers must decide on a method of bringing more vaccinations to the U.S. from abroad or subsidizing the ones
Companies’ off-label drugs so that they can make a great deal more profit in the end. This is because instead of just selling and having one drug on the market for one sole purpose, they can have one drug on the market that can be used for several other treatments. Although they cannot legally promote the off-label uses of their drugs to the doctors, some companies take the risk anyways for personal benefits. Take Pfizer for example; they had four off-label drugs out on the market that resulted in making their patients sicker and even causing death for the uses that they were prescribed. This cost Pfizer $2.3 billion dollars.
America’s war on drugs can be won and drugs can be eliminated forever. People have to be cautious and not talk to shady strangers because they might be trying to sell you something illegal. People can avoid drugs and sorts of illegal things by becoming more knowledgeable on the subject. The law enforcement, anti-drug groups, or anybody can help eliminate by raising more awareness. They should spread the word and tell people taking drugs is against the law or that drugs are bad for your health or even that drugs can make you go bankrupt.
Jodie Kaser English Composition II 707 Kathleen Gallgher 04-01-2013 Title?!?! When I first thought up my topic I was all for drug testing welfare recipients. If you can be drug tested to work for your money then there should be no problem being drug tested to receive "free” money as well. However, the more I read into the topic I realize that drug testing welfare recipients is not only a violation of the 4th amendment, but based on stereotypes, expensive, and ineffective compared to other treatments as well. Drug testing innocent welfare recipients violates a person’s rights under the 4th amendment.