CRIM 3450 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Coca Wine, Organized Crime, Morphine
14 Sep 2018
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Usually generally regulated by informal customs and personal preference. Often substances related to things going against the norms of society, for example it started with witchcraft goods. Formal drug legislation began around the 19th and 20th century. Concept of tolerances references the importance of cultural attitudes about drug use. Government officials to create villains and heroes to divert attention. Criminal justice system to justify their role and use of resources. Popular media to create moral panics and sell newspapers and advertising times. Two major guidelines for controlling drug development and marketing today. Society has the right to protect itself form the damaging impact of drug use. Substances pretty freely available (even sold door to door) Accounts suggest use was equal or possibly more than it is today. Efforts to exact social control: medical drug use. 19th century treatment for disease was largely ineffective and dangerous.
