Drug cartel

Thinking about Latino stereotypes in the media what immediately comes to mind are the domestic workers. Every maid in a household is Latino and overweight while the gardeners are named Jose and have a moustache. They usually have a strong accent and speak broken English. After viewing this week’s material, I am confirmed on my view of stereotypes in the media as all the sources presented included the domestic worker. Other stereotypes I have seen in the media after viewing this week’s material…

President of Mexico recognized that the "War on Drugs" has brought a dramatic increase in violence and human rights affectations; therefore, The Government of Mexico has made a campaign of political reforms and established The National Human Rights Program. According to Amnesty International UK, Mexico’s Government since 2006 have been used the armed forces in the fight against organized crime, resulting in an estimated of 100,000 people dead and more than 22,000 missing. For this reason,…

Drug abuse is a major problem in America, and it ruins many lives daily. Injecting, inhaling, and ingesting are some ways drugs enter the body. Using a drug a lot can develop an addiction. An addiction can destroy relationships, health, and families. Drugs can damage people’s health like their memory, judgement, and self-control. People use drugs to get away from their problems, but their problem will still be there. Domestic violence, accidents, injuries, and death can also occur. Most of crime…

grown and used all over the world. Even though it is prohibited in most of the United States, use has been prevalent for decades. In 1996, 32% of people had admitted to trying marijuana at least once (Joy 137). Many states allow medical use of the drug and two states have recently legalized recreational use. So why is it illegal in the rest of the country? There are numerous statistics to back up the benefits of legalization and the idea continues to gain popularity. Marijuana should be…

childhoods, they seeked for power and money at a very young age. It led to them getting involved in the biggest cartels of history. With their massive amount of money, power, and connections, Griselda Blanco and Joaquin Guzman have made such a big impact on the illegal activities that have been going on through decades in America. Their creativity allowed them to smuggle all sorts of illegal drugs to various countries. Unlike Griselda, Joaquin Guzman invaded countries with not only cocaine, but…

1982 (Lilienfeld and Arkowitz, 2014). However, the recent attention to drug legalization begs the question – is prohibition working? The drug debate is divided into three approaches: legalization, prohibition, and decriminalization. Though opinions vary within each approach, they have very specific themes. Many for the legalization of drugs are particularly in favor for the legalization of marijuana. This stance is because most drug users are marijuana users. Marijuana has also been discussed to…

Commission on Drug Policy recommended that recreational drugs be decriminalized in 2011. According to the Global Commission’s report, the war on drugs, as coined by Pres. Nixon, has been ineffective and has actually harmed those it strove to protect. The recommendations of decriminalization are given in hopes to alleviate the problems current drug policy does not adequately address. Many social problems have arisen from the drug war and the policies it has caused. Recreational drugs such as…

cared so much for his family well being. C. You will learn about how he became a drug dealer, how much wealth he earned, as well as how his goals made him as cruel as a terrorist. Transition Statement: Now, I wanted to talk about how he became a drug dealer. I. He was a drug lord from the cartel of Medellin, Colombia. A. He became major drug smuggler in 1976 (Escobar,1999). B. In 1980, he became the leader of the cartel of Medellin. 80 percent of cocaine in the United States was brought by…

preventable cause of death. Approximately 480,000 deaths result from the use of this drug annually. The most common tobacco related death occurs by smoking the substance, usually found in the form of cigarettes. The second occurs by merely being exposed to its second hand smoke (“Fast Facts”). The average NFL football stadium can be filled five times over by the people whose lives will be lost because of this drug. The third leading preventable cause of death in the U.S. is alcohol consumption,…

What is Mandrax? Mandrax is an industry name of a synthetic barbiturate type drug that is made by combining a variety of chemicals which include Methaqualone, which is its active ingredient and which has sedative hypnotic properties and Diphenhydramine which is an antihistamine and also has sedative properties. Mandrax comes is a tablet form in a variety of colors such as; white, pink, purple, brown and green and is marked with the manufacturers symbol. Methaqualone was first synthesized in…