by 14.4 per cent in the year 2003/04 from the previous year (UBOS 2004a). The modes of transport in KTC are road and air. The majority of the people use road transport mainly because it is cheaper. Kitgum has a total road network of 37.69km grouped in three classes‚ paved‚ gravelled and earthed roads. The earthed roads take up only 23.96km‚ gravelled take up to 10km while the paved roads cover the remaining 3.73km. Roads are central to socio economic development and poverty alleviation. Economies
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What exactly does it take for a criminal justice administrator to be an administrator? Do they approach this position in different ways or a tried and true way? There are a multitude of different ways to approach this‚ however‚ one way to do so is to use a closed-system‚ role of services in an economy‚ and using environmental influences. In a Criminal Justice setting‚ the typical system used is closed. The external environment‚ if it does not intervene or cause organizational problems‚ is deemed
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2013 Pharmaceutical Companies and Ethics After researching pharmaceutical companies‚ I quickly realized this is a very controversial topic. I’m not certain anyone in many of these companies have very many moral standards. Drug companies seemed to be very profitable from the researchers to the drug reps that deliver “gifts” and sample meds to the doctor’s offices that push their medications. Many activists will argue that drug companies put themselves before human rights. Companies violate health related
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many reasons why people turn to drugs and become addicted. In my opinion drug addiction stems from two sources your environment and how you see yourself. Being raised in a drug environment you have accessibility and peer pressure‚ loneliness causes low self-esteem and depression‚ basic immaturity causes boredom and experimentation. These are all factors of why people become drug addicts. If you were raised in a drug environment then it is only normal to fall into line and do drugs because it’s the
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Young people are often told‚ "teenage years are the best years of your life - treasure it". In town‚ happy groups of secondary and college students roam the streets‚ appearing energetic and radiant. However‚ this is only part of the picture. In Singapore‚ many problems arise among teenagers. Yearly‚ figures of depression rates among teenagers escalate and we cannot help but wonder what is becoming of this new generation of young people. Life for many youths of this new day and age involves a painful
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How should the issue of teenage drug abuse be handled? Prescription drugs are very popular amongst teenagers. Some teenagers have been known to abuse prescriptions drugs and possibly become addicted to them at a very early age. Some teens have turned to drugs for various reasons which may include peer pressure‚ family relationships‚ or sometimes wanting to relieve themselves of stress. There is no real answer to explain exactly why teenagers decide to abuse prescription drugs. According to the
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Prescription Drug Abuse Research Paper According to results from the 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)‚ an estimated 2.4 million Americans used prescription drugs non medically for the first time within the past year. This statistic averages to approximately 6‚600 new people per day who are taking prescription drugs that were not prescribed to them‚ or are not needed to treat a serious condition anymore. More than one-half of the 2.4 million people taking prescription drugs for the
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MWF 3:00pm Yuan Ding 26 March 2012 Abuse of Prescription Drugs in the U.S. "Prescription drugs are the number-one drug problem that we face today‚" says David Rotenberg‚ executive director of the adolescent treatment center at the nonprofit Caron Foundation. "They are more widely prescribed‚ more widely available‚ and more widely abused by adolescents than they have ever been before."(DiConsiglio‚ 1) Abuse of prescription drugs is one of the fastest growing problems for young adults in the U.S. today
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statistics from the National Institute on Drug Abuse show some areas of drug use decreasing among middle school and high school students‚ past-year use of illicit drugs numbers still landed at around 27.2 percent. Many treatments work well for both adults and teenagers‚ but teens come with unique problems and issues that often require more specialized programs. While they’re used to be a lack of resources for teenage addicts‚ an increased awareness of adolescent drug abuse has given way to a greater amount
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Discussing Teens Drug Abuse Problems There are various drugs which are abused by teenagers and adults. Most of these are addictive and have adverse health effects to users. The common drugs of choice are alcohol‚ cigarettes‚ speed‚ prescription drugs‚ heroin‚ cocaine and marijuana. Alcohol is the most abused drug‚ and it inhibits judgment among users. Long term use leads to liver and kidney failure. Tobacco‚ or cigarettes are one of the most addictive drugs and their long term use leads to development
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