SOC 3382 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Rockefeller Drug Laws, Harrison Narcotics Tax Act, Opioid
12 Nov 2020
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Enforcement of the 1914 harrison act made opioids difficult to obtain: only sources of drugs were illegal dealers. After world war ii: use of heroin increased in low-income areas of large cities, heroine was inexpensive. The 1960s and 70s: heroin use further increased in large cities, heroin use was associated with minority populations. In new york, users were prosecuted under the rockefeller drug laws: strictest drug laws in the united states. About 5. 1 percent of 100,000 personnel tested positive for opioids in 1971: most users smoked or sniffed the drug because of the purity, most users stopped when they returned to the united states. Important things learned from the vietnam experience: under certain conditions, a relatively high percentage of individuals will use heroin recreationally, heroin addiction is not inevitable among occasional users. Most of the heroin used in the united states is derived from poppies grown in mexico and.
