The High Cost of Drugs

The drug war is a war against the mexican government trying to end the drug trade with the cartels. “American officials accuse him of contributing to “the death and destruction of millions of lives across the globe through drug addiction, violence and corruption”(Neuman). Some say that America’s demand on drugs is the reason there are so many deaths, but most people just blame the drug lords in especially Guzman. El Chapo is most blamed for the crimes because he is one the most popular drug lord and two he has the biggest drug cartel in Mexico called the Sinaloa cartel. There is how ever another famous cartel group called Los Zetas. “Just months later Mexican authorities found in the same area at least 47 mass graves with at least 193 yet unidentified bodies from victims who had been tortured by Los Zetas”(Ortiz). Even tho the Sinaloa cartel does murder a lot of people, Los zetas are mainly known for torturing a large numbers of humans. Therefore Guzman shouldn't take all the blame. Many blame him for corruption of the government in Mexico. “He fought the law, and he won. He beat what many Mexicans see as a corrupt and freckles governing class”(Neuman). The citizens of Mexico know it's not the cartels fault their government is defected. They actually support Guzman in making fun of the corrupt

As we advance in our healthcare system and continue to find cure for the deadly diseases we are also faced with prescription drug prices rising much faster than they were a few years back. Drug prices are increasing at an unmaintainable rate without any sign of reduction. People who are heavily affected by this rise are mostly elderly citizens and also the poor of this country because they can barely afford these expenses. These people either have no money to pay for their copays or no health insurances at all.

The high cost of healthcare continues to rise and many in the United States are optimistic for health information technology to reduce and improve our current situation. Health IT encompasses a broad array of new technologies designed to manage and share health-related information. When properly implemented, these systems can help coordinate patient care, reduce medical errors, and improve administrative efficiency. Therefore, implementing a Regional Health Information Organization (RHIO) will help the National Health Information Network (NHIN) achieve their goals in improving quality of care for the citizens of the United States. Thus, in order for the health IT to deliver on its promise, several obstacles must be overcome.

Prescription drug prices are on the rise in the United States. Currently, the United States does not implement a price control on prescription drugs. Every day the supply and demand for prescription drugs fluctuates. Pharmaceutical companies produce drugs that are necessary for survival. Therefore, it is necessary for research and development to continue in the United States. Those suffering the effects of exorbitant prices must do so until a generic form of a prescription drug is produced. Once approved by the FDA, new drugs will make their appearance on the market and patients will no longer suffer financially. Until then, it is necessary for pharmaceutical companies to price their drugs based on the idea of supply and demand. This produces the profit used to fund research. Price controls discourage innovation. If a price control were set in place, of course the price of prescription drugs would decrease. However, the development of new drugs decreases with it. Today’s generation would benefit from lower prices, while future generations would suffer from the loss of drug innovation.

U. S. citizens pay the highest prescription drug prices in the world. This is an injustice that must be corrected. The "U.S. forbids the import of prescription drugs by anyone other than the original U.S. manufacturer, and even then only when the drugs meet all the approval requirements of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)" (Barlett & Steele, 2004). Prescription drug prices are outrageously high in the United States because of the influence of advertising on consumer purchasing, the misleading statements by pharmaceutical companies about the cost of research and development of new drugs, the manipulation of patent laws, the antiquated laws regarding importation of

Everyone is aware of the ongoing drug war between American border patrol agents who wish to fulfil their duty which is to defend the border and Mexican cartels who seek only to expand their narcotic empire at the United States and Mexican border. The Mexican cartels are often times defined as ruthless outlaws who infiltrate and distribute narcotics into the United States in order to maintain high prices and eliminate competition. Their methods are immoral and executed with ease because of their access to heavy artillery. As a result, “Since 2006 more than 40,000 lives have been taken via mass graves, beheadings, and kidnappings” (Newsmax 2). Fear is at the core of the Mexican government leading to corruption installed by the cartels. The corruption is to a degree to which there is no help for the victims or the families that have been victimized unless America steps in to help end the cartel’s reign. Drug culture created by the cartels is increasingly polluting American citizens, especially those vulnerable to the influence in border cities. The cartels are expanding their power to a degree where it can be alarming to the national security of the U.S. Therefore, the U.S. will be able to decrease crime at the border by increasing its security, and by helping the Mexican government regain stability in the country which will ultimately minimize cartel expansion.

How much does the war on drugs cost Americans? Not only has drug usage cost money it has cost lives. Even people who aren’t users of drugs are affected. There are ways to get help and stop using ,but the person has to want it. The war against drugs has been happening for years and it just keeps on going with the amount of drugs usage there is in the United States.

As the war against the drug trading organizations continues, there seem to be two reasonable options. In the first, the major cartels are targeted. The Sinaloa and Gulf cartels will lose their clasp on the borders and be consumed by smaller scale operations. This will leave the Mexican government with a bigger number of cartels, but each will have smaller areas of influence and fewer people on the ground. Whether that type of situation is easier to deal with than the one currently facing the Mexican government is up to debate. In the second outcome, the opposite chain of events occurs. The central government targets smaller, weaker groups, disbanding them. This would allow for the big

The purpose of this brief is to provide a snapshot of the recent escape of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera, leader of the Sinaloa Cartel. Guzman escaped from maximum security Altiplano Federal Prison on Saturday July 11, 2015 and his whereabouts are currently unknown. Further analysis and details of the escape and its wider implications on cartel activity throughout Mexico and in regions of American economic interests will be presented in the coming weeks.

Many people in the United States keep stating that the issue is only a Mexican problem. Mexico’s government has stated that there primary goal is get rid of the drug cartels in their country and that it is the United States hope to prevent the drug cartels from coming into their country. Drug trafficking can also be explained as the “war on drug” which was coined by Richard Nixon (Calderon, 1). This coin is an important matter to know because it explains how people actually feel about these things. However, there are many other countries that do smuggle in drugs into America; but due to the fact Mexico and America share a border the problem is much bigger. Especially

In the business of drug production over the years, there have been astronomical gains in the technology of pharmaceutical drugs. More and more drugs are being made for diseases and viruses each day, and there are many more drugs still undergoing research and testing. These "miracle" drugs are expensive, however, and many Americans cannot afford these prices.

Prescription drugs all around are very expensive, but without out them some of us would not be able to say we are alive. We can still see the price of these prescription drugs go through the roof as we speak. Although most of low-income workers can barely afford medicine and drugs, one way or another, we make it work because without it we would be dead. Although having insurance covers a lot of our medical health expenses, such as medical bills, prescription bills, hospital bills and things of this nature. As the cost of prescriptions keep going up, sometimes our insurance companies cannot cover the cost because they have hit their Cap of money able to spend. Some insurance companies have Cap for a person or a cap for a whole family it can be yearly or annually it just depends on the “deal” you worked out with your insurance provider. Most families, like my own make due to cover the cost of having insurance, yet we have to still be able to cover what remains of the prescription cost if we want to live. Money sometimes is very tight and meeting these necessary financial situations get tough.

Recently, there has been a debate about the high prescription drug prices in the United States. Accounting for 9.7% of the national health expenditure, $329.2 billion was spent on prescription medications ($931 per person) in 2011 (Linton, 2014). So what exactly is the average American getting with their $931? Well, because there is an extraordinary amount of time, effort, and energy that goes into creating, manufacturing, and distributing a new drug, it’s no wonder the prices are so high. But what other costs are folded into the prices of your prescribed medications? This review looks beyond just the research and development costs needed to take a new drug from idea to shelf by examining several journals and other credible, secondary sources, to shed some light on how much pharmaceutical companies are spending to develop, advertise, and sell their drugs.

This is a huge issue not only for the people of Mexican but for people is general. It is impossible to get your most basic living necessities, such as food and clothing, if one does not have any money or if the wages provided by the government are not reasonable. More importantly, it is almost impossible to take care of ones family if employment options aren’t available. The people of Mexico are not only fighting to survive without the help of the government, but they are also fighting against the government for this very reason. This, in my opinion, is the biggest link to the drug violence that has unfortunately presented itself over the years. The lack of employment and the unjust government has been an issue in Mexico for many years and the people of Mexico have had enough. With the easy access to drugs in Mexico and poor employment opportunity, some have opted into the drug cartel. They’ve decided to not only look for illegal and quick ways to make money to support themselves, they’re reacting in a way that has gotten the attention of the government. Many may feel that if the government wont help, they have no choice but to take matters into their own hands. Like most retaliations on governments, they ultimate goal is political and social change.

The federal government should examine alternative ways in capturing or killing cartel leaders. Lastly, Mexico needs to offer the United States assistance with information regarding known cartels that is operating in Mexico. The impressions that I gathered was that the in order to understand the effect of the war on drug, particularly, looking at our law enforcement, there needs to be more regulation or awareness that operates like Sicario, does not happen in the