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Introduction Have you ever heard these words –hillbilly heroin, OC, a-minus, red birds, Vitamin R, and roses? There is no question we have heard some of these words. Yet, what is unexpected is they are all code words used by teens for prescription drugs per the National Institute on Drug Abuse for Teens (2016). Prescription drug abuse among teens has rapidly increased, and has become a public health concern. Teens who are abusing prescription drugs are at higher risk for other abusive problems…

II. Industry Overview A. Industry Sector On average, Americans spend about $800 to $1,000 annually per person in purchasing pharmaceuticals; this translates to about 2.0% of total GDP of the United States. Given this, we see that the pharmaceutical industry plays a critical role in the everyday spending of consumers. The industry total revenue is currently valued at $1,140 billion and expected to grow at a rate of 4% in the next 5 years. The pharmaceutical industry is characterized by…

In the past ten years, we have seen healthcare change drastically with most of the change coming in the later part of the decade. In 2006, CVS bought Caremark, one of the leading PBMs. This would be the start of a power struggle among all of the large chains to compete as preferred pharmacies by negotiating their drug prices with the remaining PBMs. Over the years these negotiations have led to reimbursements that have declined gradually leaving independents and some large chains to close their…

In the drug development procedure, Good Laboratory Practice stand at the Preclinical Development Stage, also called as a non-clinical stage as it is not conducted in human. Its main goal is to test the safety. Toxicology, Pharmacokinetics Pharmacodynamics and bioavailability studies must follow the GLP compliance.Good laboratory practice (GLP) was first announced in New Zealand and Denmark in the year 1972 and later in the USA in June, 1979 as regulations passed to stop investigators who submit…

You vs. Social Engineering Technology has come a long way since its birth. Nowadays, we have the internet, cell phones, social media, YouTube, Netflix, and many more technological innovations. However, even with all these technological innovations, keep in mind that your security is more vulnerable than ever. Security is a major issue and plays a massive role in our everyday lives. A few examples are locking your car, using your email and accessing your banks ATM. These all have security…

When the towers fell on the 11th of September, a culture spanning borders and languages became afraid. I remember wondering if our soaring fighter jets could form a wall to protect us. It was an attack against innocent people by hidden guerrilla forces. Perhaps these unseen fighters would try to hold us hostage or bombard the entire nation. The victims had to be avenged. Defensive actions needed to be taken. The feeling of uncertainty that washes over a nation, oblitirating its peace, is a…

Security measures designed to protect passenger safety are often criticized for being invasive and violating privacy. Passengers complain about the fact that transportation security goes to far when it comes to searching them, but what they fail to realize is that it is for their own safety in the airport and on an airplane. Airport passengers are quick to say that their privacy is violated with the pat downs, body scans and secondary screenings, but when an incident occurs within an airport or…

There are number of risk involved in the aviation especially in the terms of operation and safety as internal safety of the aircraft is an inherent function of management. Modifications and improvement in safety is a continual process however there are much safety kept in the form clothing, noise control, temperature and electrical control. For the aircraft there are fabrics for fire safety and precaution like Nomex, Kevlar and PBI. For fire safety and protection at high temperature PBI is the…

Around 2 million people in the United States are incarcerated: the highest of any modern country, even more than the likes of communist China and Russia (Highest to Lowest - Prison Population Total). These surprising statistics are due in part to the drug war, which has only resulted in the increase of illicit drugs and the mass incarceration of American citizens. The action America takes may affect the future in ways that could damage families across this once great land in a very similar way…

Enrique Camarena, a U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Special Agent was abducted on February 7, 1985 near the U.S. Consulate in Guadalajara, Mexico and shortly after that, Capt. Alfredo Zavala, a DEA source, was abducted from a car near the Guadalajara Airport. They were tortured for over 30 hours and died. The two abductions would be one of the largest investigations ever conducted by the DEA. The case would involve major forensic problems. Many suspects were arrested and tried for 8 weeks in…