HHE 378 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Buprenorphine, Alprazolam, Clonazepam
21 Sep 2017
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Comprehensive drug abuse prevention and control act of 1970: possession and selling penalties, drug precursors, drug paraphernalia, office of national drug control policy established. State and local regulations: difference in penalities from state to state, federal law overrides state law, significant growth in number of americans in prison. Federal support for drug screening: military and federal employees, people in high risk or high profile jobs, transportation workers, employees at private companies, public school employees, testing methods, different test= different results. Impact of drug enforcement: other costs, cost of prison population, crimes committed to purchase drugs, corruption in law enforcement, conflicting international policy goals, loss of individual freedom. Effectiveness of control: about 10-15% of illegal drug supply is seized each year, when supplies are restricted, prices go up, higher prices and increased difficulty in obtaining drugs may deter some would be users.
