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    general with the help of the prime minister. Executive power is in the hands of the cabinet led by the prime minister. The people’s national party (PNP) elected in 2011 wants Jamaica to leave the monarchy and have an established…

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    Currently in the United States, prescription opioid abuse is at an extremely high epidemic level. Prescription opioid abuse is at a peak due to the fact they are easily obtainable. The abusers themselves can either be prescribed the painkiller, their friends or family members may be prescribed, or they can purchase these medications on the street from dealers who are trying to make a quick buck. A major role of community health nurses today is to prevent the spread of illness and disease.…

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    addressing corruption issues and bribery issues in Mexico. One of them has to do with the fact that Mexico is border country to the United States. There are many aspects of everyday life that the Mexican government needs to change in order to regain control of their country, and most importantly the trust of their…

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    million widows, 880,000 orphans, 250,000 drug addicts, 300,000 prostitutes and 3 million unemployment. Vietnam was one of the poorest nations in the world. The country’s poverty was all the more shocking and embarrassing to Vietnamese leaders who mismanaged the country. Significantly, Vietnam escapes from the poorest nation to the lower middle income in this last few decades. 2.1.…

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    Over Prescription Drugs

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    prescription drug abuse. The role of prescription drugs are meant to help people and make them healthier in various ways, however, the lack of foresight has caused these prescriptions to become hazardous to society. Are prescription drugs being overprescribed and over commercialized? The results of over-prescription and commercialization of drugs have caused death, addiction, dependence, health complications, and reduced medical care. With this information it I believe that prescription drugs…

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    The American Mafia is well known for being involved in criminal activities such as drug trafficking, prostitution, theft, murder, assassination, assault, gambling and many more. The structure of the Italian Mafia was of good intent. “This chapter will attempt to explain how the major Italian crime groups, especially the Sicilian Mafia…

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    December 3, 2015 The Honorable Bruce Westerman Post Office Box 21097 Hot Springs, AR, 71903-1097 Dear Representative Bruce Westerman: I am Cheyenne Chriestenson, and I am a resident of Texarkana, Arkansas. The legislation addressing Immigration Reform is a big concern to me because it is highly affecting our workforce, economy, and numerous other areas of the United States. The current immigration system is broken. I am urging you to reform the immigration laws because immigrants are coming…

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    worldwide and territorial frameworks of control and correspondence, from the WTO to APEC. Driven by interrelated political, monetary and innovative changes, globalization is changing social orders and world request. Contemporary examples of globalization are connected with a multilayered arrangement of administration and the dispersion of political influence. As a result, globalization has turned out to be progressively politicized and challenged. Competing national and transnational social…

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    others like illegal immigration and drug trafficking. The US has been trying to stop drug smugglers and illegal immigration by setting some policies. When Salinas became the president of Mexico, his number one priority was to stop drug trafficking and smuggling it into the US so both countries could sit and talk about NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement). Drug trafficking was and still is the number one problem in Mexico. “During Salina’s six-year term in office, arrests nearly doubled,…

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    Rehabilitation In Jail

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    There is a social stigma attached to drug addicts, they are seen as violent criminals with no morals to be heard or seen from. These generalizations are then relayed into communities from the law enforcement, with their solution being to throw them in jail. This does not help drug addicts, it only inhibits them from becoming sober and successful in life, as they now have countless number of felonies on their record. If a drug addict broke the law to fuel their addiction, then it is grounds for…

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