B. Prescription drug abuse, especially the abuse of painkillers, is an issue that is all-too-prevalent today, as our nation becomes more and more dependent on medication. C. Through my studies of data and statistics by various branches of the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, I have come to more deeply understand this epidemic that is sweeping our nation. Not only have I analyzed numerical data, I have also investigated many stories about the pros and cons of prescription drugs, and about cases where
The popularity of internet music distribution has increased and in 2009 more than a quarter of all recorded music industry revenues worldwide are now coming from digital channels. [12] However, as The Economist reports, "paid digital downloads grew rapidly, but did not begin to make up for the loss of revenue from CDs. "[9] The 2008 British Music Rights survey[13] showed that 80% of people in Britain wanted a legal P2P service, however only half of the respondents thought that the music's creators should be paid. The survey was consistent with the results of earlier research conducted in the United States, upon which the Open Music Model was based. [14] According to Nielson Soundscan, by 2009 CDs accounted for 79 percent of album sales, with 20 percent coming from digital downloads, representing both a 10 percent drop and gain for both formats in 2
Prescription drugs has had an increase over the past couple of years, and is a type of drug that is abused more that the other drugs combined and is responsible for a large percentage of deaths. According to "Drug Free World " (2013), Prescription drug abuse causes the largest percentage of deaths from drug overdosing. Of the 22,400 drug overdose deaths in the US in 2005, opioid painkillers were the most commonly found drug, accounting for 38.2% of these deaths (Drug Free World, 2013). Prescription drugs are highly addictive and affect the consumer on all levels from emotional, physical, financial, and
Speaking to the human factor, the loss of possibility and potentials to the addict are enormous. Since addicts come from any walk of life; parents, children, sisters, brothers; are all affected by this drug. First, we look at the addict. The losses of ability to function in society, gain educational goals, provide for themselves and others; is a huge cost to society. Medicaid, Social Services, CPS, law enforcement are all affected on a larger scale.
Introduction Over six million people visits Hawaii every year, which became a major tourist destination. This industry contributes around 10 billion dollars per year to Hawaii economy, so it is one of the biggest funder. This industry is not sustainable enough, so over the years it has changed the landscape of the island with a little consideration for locals and sensitive eco-system. Hawaii is the hosts one of the most various ecosystem in the whole world and the local fauna, flora suffer from many negative factors caused by tourism industry. Development of infrastructure plays the main role in environmental devastation.
This fact is due to the increasing population of the aged in the American economy. The rise in the number of the aged population has led to a spontaneous rise in the demand for the Medicare program. The rise in demand of Medicare has triggered a subsequent rise in the cost of health care in the USA. According to statistics disclosed by Bozic (2011), the consumers of Medicare will rise up to 76 million by the end of 2030. Going by the contemporary crisis in the Medicare program of America, Bozic (2011) dictates that the solution to the crisis will demand increase in the tax margin on the employees.
Smoking and its effect on the circulatory system While there are many different types of drugs worldwide, nicotine is by far the most widely used drug of abuse and one of the most addictive. (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2008; Psychology Today, 2010). US researchers have estimated that one in five deaths each year, more than 400,000 deaths are as a result of smoking. Illegal drug use and alcohol abuse are on the increase and so is the spread of sexually transmitted diseases like HIV The current economic situation has seen a rise in suicides and murders being committed. While these have presented large mortality rates, tobacco causes more deaths than all the above combined.
There is not one part of the world left untouched by the epidemic of obesity. Though it was once just a problem in wealthy nations, obesity now affects countries from all economic levels. This new epidemic brings with it poor health and low productivity. Since 1980, the worldwide rate of obesity has almost doubled with 200 million men and 300 million women being obese (Popkin, 2011). The obesity rate in children has been on the rise as well.
By 1999, the average American was exposed to nine prescription drug commercials per day. That number has increased forty-fold and now advertisements and commercials about prescription drugs have become a part of our everyday lives. “Between 1999 and 2000, prescriptions for the fifty most heavily advertised drugs rose at six times the rate of all other drugs. Sales of those fifty intensively promoted drugs were responsible for almost half the increase in Americans' overall drug spending that year.” (Greider, p. 30) Through TV, magazine, and newspaper advertising, pharmaceutical companies are taking their message directly to the public. If it weren't for pharmaceutical advertising, the weekly news magazine Newsweek would have about 30% less pages.
DH Theory II 09 July, 2012 Methamphetamine Abuse Methamphetamine abuse is a growing trend amongst Americans today, or at least in the small town of Hohenwald, TN. In the past year, there have been countless, catastrophic events take place whether they be drug raids leading up to busts or meth labs blowing up in local’s garages. Methamphetamine can be taken orally, injected, snorted, or smoked and most of the time, no matter where it seems to enter the body, it still affects one central region; the oral cavity. What is methamphetamine? Methamphetamine is a highly addictive stimulant that affects the central nervous system.