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Coca Plant
- active ingredient in cocaine -extracts and plants are illegal in the US
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Patent Medicines
A patent medicine, also known as a nostrum is a commercial product advertised as a over-the-counter medicine, without regard to its effectiveness. -
Pure Food and Drug Act
-bill introduced in congress to accomplish national food and drug regulation
-required medicines to list certain drugs and their amounts, including alcohol and opiates
-the exposure of the Chicago meat industry and its unsanitary and unsafe conditions helped lead to the passing of the bill -
Sinclairs the Jungle
- this was the novel that was written to be attention to the corrupt meat industry amongst a few other things -sinclair was known for exposing corruption
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Harrison Act
- federal law that regulated and taxed the production, importation, and distribution of opiates and coca products
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Prohibition
- nationwide constitutional ban on the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages -21st amendment ended prohibition
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Marijuana
-comes from a cannabis plant
-illegal drug in most states
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Drug Rehabilitation Programs
-pretty man commission, relaxation of mandatory prison time to rehabilitate
-civil commitment program
-Narcotic Addict Rehabilitation Act -
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Ronald Reagan
-advocated tax rate deduction
-reduced inflation in economy
-spurred war on drugs to stop illegal drugs from being sold -
Crack Cocaine
-1922- congress officially defined cocaine as a narcotic
-1930-1960's limited demand for cocaine
-cocaine use was associated with deviants
-crack is a form of cocaine that is smoked -
Drug policies racial and ethnic groups
-anti drug use act
-goal was to create a drug free America
-national drug controlpolicy -
1990's
-prison overcrowded
-mandatory 5 year minimums for crack
--rise in methamphetamines -heroin made a comeback
