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Statutes regulating the sale of narcotics had been passed by several state governments, and opium smoking was outlawed in numerous American municipalities, though these legislation were "only sporadically enforced". Such loose restrictions led to roughly 300,000 drug addicts in the U.S. by the turn of the century. [1]
In the United States, the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act defined the word "drug" as an "article intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in man or other animals" and those "(other than food) intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of man or other animals."
African-American drug users made up for 35% of drug arrests, 55% of convictions, and 74% of people sent to prison for drug possession crimes. [166] Nationwide African-Americans were sent to state prisons for drug offenses 13 times more often than other races, [ 316 ] even though they supposedly constituted only 13% of regular drug users. [ 166 ]
The Drug Enforcement Administration was created in 1973. The "Just Say No" campaign was started by first lady, Nancy Reagan in 1984. The campaign intended to educate the general population on the risks associated with drug use. [3] The Anti-Drug Abuse Acts of 1986 and 1988 increased penalties and established mandatory sentencing for
In the US, around 195 cities have been infiltrated by drug trafficking that originated in Mexico. An estimated $10bn of the Mexican drug cartel's profits come from the US, not only supplying the Mexican drug cartels with the profit necessary for survival, but also furthering America's economic dependence on drugs. [11]
Executive Order 12564 was signed by President Ronald Reagan on September 15, 1986. Executive Order 12564, signed on September 15, 1986 by U.S. President Ronald Reagan, was an executive order intended to prevent federal employees from using illegal drugs and require that government agencies initiate drug testing on their employees.
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. January 1, 1953. "Narcotics Policy - The Troubled 1920s and 1930s". Encyclopedia of the New American Nation. AmericanForeignRelations.com. Brecher, Edward M. (1972). "Nineteenth-Century America - A "Dope Fiend's Paradise" ". Schaffer Library of Drug Policy. The Consumers Union Report on Licit and ...
The original author, Hershel Jick, has said that he never intended for the article to justify widespread opioid use. [66] In the mid-to-late 1980s, the crack epidemic followed widespread cocaine use in American cities. The death rate was worse, reaching almost 2 per 100,000.