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History of Syphilis

In terms of symptoms, the first evidence of infection will be an ulcer at the site of infection (Syphilis, 2003). The ulcer, or s...

South America and United States Drug Trafficking

Department report the spokesperson states that in little than two years the War on Drugs in Cartagena has been successful. He says...

New Fast Track System of the FDA

some new medications would pass through FDA, it would be too late for the people who are dying of a fatal disease. Not too long ag...

Japan as a Destination Market for an Orphan Drug

on the attractiveness of the market. The Japanese pharmaceutical market in 2006 the market accounted for approximately 11% of th...

The War on Drugs

leads "officials to play a never ending game of narcotic whack-a-mole" (Suddath). Close to half of the marijuana that is smuggle...

Alcohol and Drug Use/Juvenile Crime

health and well-being (Neff and Waite, 2007). While illicit substance usage peaked in the late 1970s, recent statistics indicate t...

Exploring the Legality and Ethics of Drug Screening at Work

Literature Review George (1997) performed an analysis of 1617 specimens collected from drug screening from 82 separate work...

Issues in Family Addiction Therapy

intent is not to minimize the problem, but rather to discern ways in which family members can be supportive (Juhnke and Hagedorn, ...

The Most Destructive Illegal Drugs - A Ranking

unable to feel pleasure or function normally without meth (National Institutes of Health, 2012b). Moreover, the potential to overd...

Research on Polypharmacy and Elderly

with chronic conditions to live longer, despite the presence of these conditions. However, the pharmaceutical innovations that mak...

The Relative Merits of Medical Marijuana

Marijuana (Canabis sativa) is currently classified as a Schedule 1 Controlled Substance. The drug is typically associated with...

Strategic Plan for Johnson and Johnson

A strategic plan has been developed for Johnson and Johnson based on an assumed desire to increase revue and support better reven...

Sitagliptin and Type 2 Diabetes

Millions of Americans and people the world over suffer from diabetes. Fortunately, there has been considerable research invested ...

Issues With Antipsychotic Medications

You provided a good explanation of first-generation and second-generation antipsychotics. To add to the discussion: A number of st...

The Pharmaceutical Industry and Erectile Dysfunction

Men who have problems getting or sustaining a penile erection suffer from erectile dysfunction. Erectile dysfunction can be the r...

DRUG TRADE IN LATIN AMERICA: TRANSNATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGIES

reduction tools and, to an extent, education on the evils of drug use (Seelke et al 2010). The results have been mixed to not-so-g...

Marijuana Policy

This research paper/essay presents an overview of the issues pertaining to current marijuana policy, both in the US and aboard. Th...

American Foreign Policy and the 'War on Drugs'

obstacles. Americans have grown accustomed to the status quo" (Nadelmann, 1993, p. 41). The situation is quite different across ...

Suicide's Nature and its Treatment

In eight pages this paper examines suicide in an overview that focuses upon treatment in a contrast and comparison of cognitive be...

Star Technologies Drug Testing and Management

Star Technologies for seven years, and during his period of employment, received a number of positive evaluations as well as a pro...

Overview of the Drug Prevacid

In ten pages Prevacid is discussed in a drug overview that includes its strategic marketing, promotion, distribution, pricing, and...

Prison System and Drug Programs

In ten pages prison systems and drug use are examined in a discussion of penal system drug addiction program implementation. Four...

1980s' 'Rave Culture'

In five pages this paper presents an overview of the 1980s' rave culture in a consideration of the detrimental aspects of using re...

Use of the RU 486 Abortion Drug

In seven pages mifepristone or the RU 486 abortion drug is examined in an overview of its uses, advantages and disadvantages, and ...

Illicit Drug Use in the United States and Control Efforts

In eleven pages this paper discusses US illicit drugs and the crime associated with them in an overview of what is being done to c...

Case Disposition and Drug Offenders

of drug case is processed across the state (OSCA, 2004). For instance, a drug offender might be assigned to a treatment program du...

Possible Solutions to the Problems Associated with the 'War on Drugs'

the displacement and abuse of the impoverished in the world. Turnipseed (2000) notes that in order to help many of the people in f...

Using Drugs and Juvenile Delinquency

use is a prevalent factor in the school setting is intrinsically related to social elements, a point the authors illustrate by exa...

The Film Traffic as a Statement on U.S. Drug Policy

editorializing, but this fits well within the boundaries of the film. For example, at one point a character says that "at any give...

The Phenobarbitone Processes of Excretion, Metabolism, Distribution, and Absorption

might experience toxicity under a pharmacological regime containing phenobarbitone or other drugs that they cannot metabolize due ...