...Drugs and technology While it is almost impossible to get an actual percentage of people affected by drug addiction, the use continues to grow. Most people will admit to trying some form of illegal drug, but addicts have a hard time even coming to grasp that they are addicted. Our society has been struggling with addiction for hundreds of years. Those affected vary in age, and are not limited to adults. According to the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (2011), there are approximately 27 million Americans today that either use illicit drugs regularly or are “heavy drinkers”. Sixteen million of these are in need of immediate treatment for their addiction problem. By the age of 18 almost 12 percent of young people in America are addicted to drugs. Statistics also show that about 70 percent of users who are employed contribute significantly to absenteeism in the work place, workplace accidents, workplace injuries, decreased productivity, increased insurance premiums, and large employee turnover and violence in the workplace. The total estimated cost to our society in America for substance abuse exceeds 250 billion dollars per year. Addiction has become prominent as one of the worst health and social problems in the United States today. (coachinginternational.com) Through the last two decades, addiction rates in the United States have increased significantly because of the advancements in Information Technology. Social networking, internet access...
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...expeditions of different astronomers and scientists during the enlightenment period which landed in 18th century, the discovery of ancient organisms like cells and marine species, the invention of steam engine that led to railroad transportation, the rise of electromagnetism by Hans Christian Oersted’s Discovery, and the time when the United States of America of Allied power won against Japan of Axis power during World War II due to Einstein’s Discovery of atomic bomb which landed the city of Nagasaki and Hiroshima in Japan. The presence of technology is really advantageous but the continues dependence of people on this should be prohibited. Dependence on technology is not only prohibited in bigger sectors of society but also in smaller units. The smaller units refer to the youth today whose potentials are the products of globalization. We believe that youth can save the wrong steps of ancient civilizations including today’s generation separated from the future, but their addictions in multimedia devices can break the old tradition. Based from the National Survey of United States of America in the year 2012, the total youth population has dependence in playing computer online games like DOTA Garena, Minecraft, Crossfire International, Special Force, Grand Chase, and CABAL online which were included in the Top Ten Most Played Games of 2012. On the other hand, China that has the most number of internet users all...
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...t | | |Health Care Fraud and Abuse | | | | | |Tannisia Brown | |6/17/2012 | | | Health care fraud is the filing of dishonest health care claims to obtain a profit and is considered a white collar crime. Health care abuse is when someone overuses or misuse services. Both, Health care fraud and abuse, in the United States is an ongoing issue and is costing the United States government billions of dollars. Every time a fraudulent act is perpetrated the insurance company passes the cost to its customers. Due to the high volume of health care...
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...Congratulations on your election as the 45th President of the United States of America. I am writing about the Buy American and Hire American Presidential Executive Order you signed on April 18, 2017. I strongly support your order against the computer-generated random selection process of H-1B visas, that abuses the highly qualified workers, who fulfill the short supply of labor engendered by the constantly changing technology. To successfully eliminate the misuse of the system, the American government should take a few additional steps. H-1B visa links the employer and the visa of the employee, which is one the crucial causes of the abuse as it allows the company to offend the worker with low wage because the worker does not have an option...
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...Information Technology Acts Eric Mahoney BIS/220 July 14, 2014 Julie Ruse Information Technology Acts As technology has advanced, the need to set rules and regulations have increased to protect consumers from abuse from corporations as they use this new technology. With the speed of new leaps in the technological advances Congress has created laws such as Do Not Call Implementation Act (2003), Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act (US Patriot Act) 2001, Children's Internet Protection Act (2000), No Electronic Theft (NET) Act (1997), Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) 1991, Video Privacy Protection Act, 1988 and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (1986). These are just a few that have come into existence from the information boom. This paper will focus on the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and the Do Not Call Implementation Act. Congress passed the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) in 1991 as an answer to the consumer concerns about the rising number of unsolicited telephone marketing calls to their homes. ("Unwanted Telephone Marketing Calls", n.d.) The use of automated and prerecorded messages also helped push the call for federal regulation to be put into place. In response the FCC (Federal Communication Commission) set rules that necessitate that anyone making a solicitation call to your home must make available his or her name, the name of the person or entity on whose behalf...
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...Prescription drug abuse is becoming more problematic in today’s society. So problematic, that Healthy People 2020 created an initiative, SA-19, to help decrease non-medical prescription drug abuse (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, “n.d.”). To better help understand the problem of prescription drug abuse, one must explore related concepts. This paper will analyze the related concept of dependence. Prescription drug abuse may lead to dependence. Dependence can be applied to other disciplines. Understanding dependence better to help decrease this incidence may in turn decrease prescription drug abuse. Concept analysis is meant to help define the concept so that everyone shares a common language (Walker & Avant, 2005). According...
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...Technology for Younger Children’s New technology: helping or harming children? Child Abuse Review; Nov/Dec2005, Vol. 14 Issue 6, p367-373, 7p Abstract: The article focuses on the social implications of new technology including computers, Internet, digital cameras and mobile telephones for children. The technology has a perceived benefit in terms of work, education and leisure. One of the risk children faces is being exposed to pornography and the possibility of being groomed over the Internet for child sexual abuse. It is perceived that the amount of information collected will make it harder to identify maltreatment and the maltreated. It is said that the use of new technology had no effect in respect of some aspects of the assessment process, such as the amount of information collected from children. Focus: That younger kids shouldn’t be introduced to technology an early ages especially this bad and sad world we live in. Unplug Your Kids. America; 3/29/2010, Vol. 202 Issue 10, p9-9, 1p Abstract: The article focuses on a study released by the Kaiser Family Foundation regarding the increased usage of electronic devices and digital technology by children between the ages of eight to 18 in the U.S. It states that the children using devices like video game console, computer and cell phone are missing outdoor enjoyments, physical exercise and human interaction. It discusses the potential public health concerns and the need to develop the habits of mindfulness that can lead...
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...concerning Information Systems Security A. Define IS security B. Why IS security is necessary? C. History and Back round of IS security D. Current issues concerning IS security 1.) Spamming 2.) Hacking 3.) Jamming 4.) Malicious software 5.) Sniffing 6.) Spoofing 7.) Identity Theft III. Solutions to contemporary IS security issues A. Solutions for “Spamming” B. Solutions for “Hacking” C. Solutions for “Jamming” D. Solutions for “Malicious Software” E. Solutions for “Sniffing” F. Solutions for “Spoofing” G. Solutions for “Identity Theft” IV. The Future of Information Systems Security A. New technologies and techniques effecting the future of Information Systems Security B. Tips and information regarding maintaining a Secure Information System C. How security issues will continue to shape Information Systems Management V. Conclusion Abstract The purpose of this paper is to discuss the pressing issues pertaining to Information Systems security. We will be covering the history of Information Systems Security, the current security issues, and why it is important to be knowledgeable in Information Systems security. Also, we will cover some solutions to the issues that we have discovered, and we will touch on the future of Information Systems security, with some tips and techniques on how to properly maintain...
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...We have learned about the rapid immigration of over 25 million people after the Civil War, that this impacted America by promoting massive industrialization of the nation. With the rapid growth of business industries, being a new phenomenon, they were heavily unregulated. Eventually this led to changes that exist in business well into the present day, ideas that the environment in which people work must be safe, sanitary, that there should be minimum age requirements for employment, and that there should be reasonable work hours, wages. Few people realize that what propelled many of these changes, what really drove awareness were the consequences of child labor during the industrialization of America. Not many people know child labor had occurred...
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...The Right to Choose Your Fate Physician assisted suicide, also referred to as (PAS), according to medicine.net is the “the practice of providing a competent patient with a prescription for medication for the patient to use with the primary intention of ending his or her own life.” This controversial topic challenges America to question the ethical, religious, and cultural values and beliefs that have been around for centuries. Many argue that it is not up to the patient to choose how or when they die while others argue that, in fact, it could prevent years of pain and suffering. It may be easy to hear the definition of physician assisted suicide and assume it is not morally acceptable, however, there are several educated arguments defending a patients right to choose. According to Dr. Quill, in most surveys, approximately two-thirds of the United States approves of (PAS) as as option for the terminally ill yet when the time comes to legalize (PAS), the vote splits at 50/50. The controversy of (PAS) erupted in 1990 when Dr. Jack Kevorkian, a pathologist, assisted his first patient into death (Landau 80). His first client was Janet Adkins who was a sufferer of Alzheimers. Kevorkian reported the death to police but no prosecution followed (BBC News). Before the story of his assisted suicides hit national news, these issues were not a topic of public discussion. According to the judge that sentenced Kevorkian to twenty five years behind bars, “He brought to the forefront end-of-life...
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...television has become one of the top exporting businesses in the United States. The end of the Cold War played a major contributing factor in exposing other countries to American culture due to the increase of technology, such as the internet, cell phones and satellites for example, which allowed other countries to be exposed to the growing music industry in the United States. Even though the American Pop Music is composed of a variety of styles and elements, three of the biggest contributors are Country, Rock and Roll, and Hip Hop. Each genre focuses on different subjects, however it’s popularity in different countries have increased due to how easy it is for individuals to relate to the lyrics. For example, Country music emphasizes on day-to-day struggles, such as an unhappy relationship, career, substance abuse addiction. Rock and Roll emphasizes on individual desires such as sex, and on human emotion. Lastly, Hip Hop emphasizes on the anger and frustration caused in oppressed environments. In conclusion, the technology is what’s allowed other countries to be exposed to American Pop Music. The styles and combination of all three is what makes their messages relatable to its listeners. Whether someone lives in mainstream America, Japan, Turkey, or South America, people are united through the messages that the songs...
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...When Terrorism Strikes Janay Garcia BIS/220 1 April 2014 C. Chevannes When Terrorism Strikes Abuse of national security and terrorism are two of the most important issues our country is fighting to this day. Two acts have been implemented to help control these issues; although they were implemented 15 years apart they go hand in hand in protecting our country. The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) was created in 1986 and states that anyone who obtains information without authorization is punishable under the Act. Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act (US Patriot Act) was established in 2001 after the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001. This Act allowed law enforcement to use tools that were already available to detect and prevent terrorism. What were the advances in technology that necessitated the creation of these acts? There are seven crimes listed under the CFAA: obtaining national security information, trespassing in a government computer, damaging a computer or information, compromising confidentiality, trafficking in passwords, threatening to damage a computer, and accessing to defraud and obtain value. Essentially, this act protects against hacking. The evolution of information technology (IT) though, has increased the vulnerability of our society. Robert Morris was the first person to be indicted under the CFAA in 1990. Morris was a graduate student at Cornell when he released...
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...great civilization. Like many great civilizations, they both have gone through various stages in their development, from settling in their city states to developing them into strong, organized, safe and productive civilizations. The five main elements that distinguished the Sumerians, from other civilization were: advanced cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping and improved technology. (Text book. p.30) Much like the American form of government, the Sumerians built several city states, where the people had many things in common such as culture. These city – states...
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...Rough Draft Turner Comp 2 Is Prescription Drug Abuse an Epidemic? Many people especially the younger generation, ages starting at twelve years old have turned to the abuse of prescription drugs. The most commonly misused prescription drugs are painkillers (opioids), antidepressants, and anxiety medication. People claim addiction is a choice, but according to science addiction is considered a brain disease due to the fact that it alters the brain permanently by changing the structure of the brain itself and how it works. Some say the huge sting made over prescription drug abuse is all over exaggerated and they blame the media. But how can you make the claim that the abuse of prescription drugs isn’t a huge epidemic? The 2010 Nation Survey of Drug use and Health states that 2.4 million Americans have used prescription drugs non medically within the last year with ages 18-25 being the highest of users. Evidence proves that prescription drug abuse is an epidemic in the United States today, and those who disagree rely on blaming the media for falsely portraying the intensity of prescription drug abuse. People often think everything is okay as long as it’s not right in front of their faces, and too many people have turned a blind eye to this dangerous addiction. It is time for people to realize the real issues prescription drug abuse is causing and how quickly it has become such a dangerous epidemic. How did this epidemic spread...
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...English 1120 1 October 2015 Should animals be used for scientific research? How many of you look at that pill you’re taking for that migraine or for that nasty sinus infection that has taken you down for the count and know that the animals used in the research are commonly subjected to force feeding, forced inhalation, withheld food and water, burned and given other wounds to study the healing process, the infliction of pain to study the effects and treatment? They have even killed by asphyxiation, decapitation, and neck breaking stating they will be able to transfer the good of all of this barbaric treatment to help humans and animals. Animals don’t deserve to be in pain and given diseases with a death sentence to try to prove that a certain medicine or product might work. Animals have feelings just like us humans. I challenge you to tell or even show me that your dog or cat does not have feelings or its own personality. You can’t do it. Why would that cat run or dog go curl up under a table when you yell at them for doing something wrong? Because, they have feelings and know right from wrong. They were taught this from a young age just like we teach our own children to behave. There are alternative testing methods in today’s world that can replace the need for animal use. There are labs that do studying of cell structures in a petri dish. In-Vitro (in glass) testing. This type of testing can produce more relevant results than animal testing because human cells can be used...
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