for continued growth. The question remains can they continue to be successful with this narrow strategy or do they need to alter their mission? Do they need to revamp their “search and develop” strategy? Key issues Salix encounters are increased use of generics, limited scope of disease treatment, and dependency upon other research companies to initially start and develop chemicals. If Salix wants to expand their strategy scope, they could focus on medications in other areas of the body, they
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Drug use and abuse is as old as mankind itself. Human beings have always had a desire to eat or drink substances that make them feel relaxed, stimulated, or euphoric. Humans have used drugs of one sort or another for thousands of years. Wine was used at least from the time of the early Egyptians; narcotics from 4000 B.C.; and medicinal use of marijuana has been dated to 2737 BC in China. As time went by, "home remedies" were discovered and used to alleviate aches, pains and other ailments. Most
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Drug Profile Paper Lainie Goodell PSY/425 September 27, 2010 Dr. Maria Cuddy-Casey Drug Profile Paper Addiction is an illness that usually progresses over time. Addiction is something that the body and the mind become used to and therefore all control is lost. Most addictions are caused from substances that are used to alter the mind and body. The psychology of addiction is the mind and physiology is the brain. Both the mind and the body can become addicted to substances and have altering
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The Entrepreneurs and their Objectives at Start-Up The entrepreneurs behind Green Energy Solution's (hereafter, GES) developing business are the management team of Enertek EMT Canada, with Enertek's CEO George Nemer, acting as General Manager for the initial period. Mr. Nemer has a Bachelor of Science from McGill University, and extensive studies in Marketing and Finance. He is presently working on his Global Energy Executive MBA through the University of Calgary, with an emphasis on environmental
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Drugs For many African Americans living in rural and urban areas of the United States, the use of drugs and its life changing effects on the users and people that live with or around the users are heartfelt. Drugs are a wreaking havoc among African Americans urban areas causing crime, increase of poverty, and diseases. Drugs can be helpful or harmful, depending on its use and how it’s taken. Drugs can be categorized as and substance or chemical which alters the way a person think, act, or feel
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Recreational Drugs We are risking our lives without knowing it! Any substance with pharmacologic effects used for satisfaction or personal pleasure rather than for medicinal purposes, is called recreational drug use. Examine this, individuals young and old have answered the question whether, recreation drugs are good for you. They have answered this question by suffering the consequences of misusing recreational drug. Society needs to be aware that recreational drugs such as Cocaine, Alcohol
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The Normalization of Recreational Drug Use The question to why teenagers use drug as a recreational activity has risen over the years. According to the article, John Major had a drug strategy called Tackling Drugs Together that states that “no single crime prevention measure would be more significant than success on the front against drugs” (page 1). There are also three premises to the strategy. Peer pressure was one of the reasons for young people to be at risk of drug abuse. The second premise
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Energy Saving Through Smart Home By M.VINOD KUMAR 09H71A0256 K.V.P.CHAND 10H75A0206 EEE, B-tech IV year MIC College of Technology Kanchikacherla 1 Abstract-Energy saving is considered as one of the most important issue affects the consumers, power system quality and the global environment. The high energy demanded by home appliances, air conditioning and lighting makes homes to be considered as one of the most critical area for the impact of energy consumption. Smart home technology is a good
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PSYCHOACTIVE DRUGS INTRODUCTION Since the dawn of early civilization, psychoactive drugs have been used for many purposes. Psychoactive drugs are basically any substance that alters the mood and brain function of the person through taking them in any form. These drugs are used for a variety of reasons such as medical purposes, religious practices and even recreation. To give you a better perspective, listed below is a list on some types of psychoactive drugs that will be looked at further. 1.
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Article Rebuttal Annie Edwards BCOM/275 September 10, 2012 Dominic deLacy Article Rebuttal Should Welfare Recipients be tested for Drugs? Author, David Vitter speculates on his beliefs that the testing of welfare recipients for drugs use is what America needs. He believes testing for drug user would “truly” help those in need of assistance from “Temporary Assistance for Needy Families” program renew welfare reform (‘Should Welfare Recipients Be Tested for Drugs?”.2011). Vitter base parts
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