Allergan Inc. is a big company in the pharmaceutical industry and was involved in this unethical behavior making millions of dollar without thinking in the wellbeing of the society. To resolve this case Allergan has to admit the unethical issue and collaborate to advice the society about the issue. Then take out of the market all the promotions about the product. Then apologize to the consumers and paid the price to help solve the issue. Drugs and medicine are very sensitive products that can killed people if there are not control and approved to
The first step to banning drugs was the Pure Food and Drug Act. This required patent medicines to label all of the ingredients in their products. Many of the smaller businesses were bankrupted because of this act but over hundreds of thousands of addicts remained. Companies like Coca-Cola almost were shut down because they didn’t want to stop putting Cocaine into their product (Johnson). The next step to banning drugs was the Heroin Tax Act.
The Mexican drug cartel is very structured although some don’t think they are a true cartel they are. Each cartel in each city such as Tijuana, Culiacan has it’s own leader. They manufacture the drugs methamphetamine, cocaine, and grow the marijuana. They then smuggle it into the United States to the big drug dealers wherever they are. They smuggle it because drugs are a huge demand in the United States and they will obtain more money.
Even though I found many interesting facts about the 40 Fortune 100 corporations in this article I chose Coca-Cola’s unethical behavior in India and the issues they are having there with Coca-Colas excessive water usage to discuss. According to Clement (2006) Coca-Cola has been engaged in such activities as antitrust activities, consumer fraud, and discriminatory practices. In reading “Just how unethical is American business”? (Clement, 2006) and the “Coca-Cola
The problem begins in Mexico and needs desperate help to contain the war on drugs. Majority of law enforcement in Mexico have been co opted, the dilemma silver or lead? Accept the bribe or we’ll shoot you— weighs heavily on Mexican civil servants, law enforcement officials, and security forces. Even high-ranking federal officials and military personnel are not immune; in the past decade, two of Mexico’s anti drug chiefs have been arrested for taking payoffs from drug kingpins. Paul.
The huge black market for alcohol controlled by crime organizations grew so large that many of the criminal groups were able to build their empires mainly on profits from illegal alcohol. This in turn made them grow in power and their influence on society increased. Many politicians and law enforcements became corrupt, and turned a blind eye to the illegal activity since they were bribed. Prohibition also led to economic consequences. Before the liquor ban, many states relied on tax revenues, and when Prohibition went into effect, those revenues were lost- causing the United Nations to lose 11 billion
English 015 9:00 22 May 2012 Mexican Drug Cartels Mexican drug cartel: large gangs in Mexico who control shipments, manufacturing, and transportation of narcotics. Also corrupts political officials, Army and Navy persons, police of all kinds including federal, municipal, and also judges. I would like to show you how the Mexican drug cartels got created, who they are, who is in control, and why and what they are so gruesomely fighting for. Also is the President of Mexico to blame for an uprising in violence when the head of a cartel is either captured or arrested? The first drug cartel to be in Mexico was controlled by Miguel Angel Felix Gallardo.
Amy Kim Mr. Unsinger/ Admin Justice January 5, 2012 The “Miracle Drug” Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from leaves of the coca plant. It is one of the most widely used illegal drug in the United States. This plant has been used for thousands of years in other parts of the world. The coca plant was first scientifically discovered by Albert Neiman in 1860 which received its name of cocaine. Cocaine was pioneered by Sigmun Freud, a neuropathologist, that used this as a treatment for postnatal depression.
Drug Trafficking in the United States Jason Reed ENG122 English Composition Instructor McKenna September 23, 2012 Drug Trafficking in the United States Over forty years ago, the world declared the war on drugs. Today, after decades of failing to control drug consumption, the drug problem has emerged and allowed violent drug traffickers to expand their networks and corrupt even more Mexican and American government officials. The use of violence by traffickers against authorities and witnesses represents a major challenge to the neighboring countries as the ultimate guarantor of law and order within their borders. This in turn, has allowed drug cartels to move illegal narcotics freely throughout Mexico in an attempt to smuggle them
Hearst was a destroyer of nature for his own personal profit. Hemp became a threat to Hearsts billion dollar enterprise so they had to get rid of hemp. The media was used to manipulate the public and shape a negative perception of hemp. Hearst newspapers used yellow journalism to dramatize that marijuana was a dangerous narcotic. The readers were told that marijuana was responsible for car accidents, loose morality, and shocking acts of violence.