| Introduction
 This section provides
a brief history of prevention efforts to date, including early attempts to
regulate and control psychoactive substance availability and use, what drove
these efforts and why they were not particularly effective. In addition, it
will cover more recent efforts and what we have learned from them.
After completing this lesson you should understand / be
able to
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Identify the major criteria that determine how society
regulates drugs. |
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Describe and discuss key legislative initiatives. |
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List the three principal factors that influence the
formation of laws regulating drug abuse. |
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Outline the major approaches to reduce substance abuse. |
| List and discuss
the main arguments for and against legalization of drugs. |
| Summarize prevention efforts up through the 1980's. |
Important Terms
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Pure
Food and Drug Act of 1906 |
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Harrison Act of 1914 |
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Marijuana Tax Act of 1937 |
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Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938 |
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Kefauver and Harris Amendment of 1962 |
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Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 |
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Controlled Substance Schedules (I, II, III, IV and V) |
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Supply reduction |
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Demand reduction |
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Interdiction |
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Harm
reduction |
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