Pt 1 Facts about Drug Use

Most used illicit drug

Marijuana

What is drug is morphine actually

Morphine is a more concentrated form of opium

When did addiction become classified as a disease

Late 20th century

When and what is the pure food and drug act

1906, regulated labeling of patent medicines & created the FDA

When and what is the Harrison Act

1914 regulated dispensing & use of opioid drugs and cocaine

When and what is the marijuana tax act

When was it overturned?

1937, marijuana was associated with Mexican immigrants & banned non medical use of cannabis

Overturned by U.S Supreme Court in 1969

What and when is the controlled substances act?

In 1970 it replaced or updated all previous legislation

It is made up of 5 schedules and does not include alcohol or tobacco

• barely been updated

• not made with any scientific evidence

What are the five schedules in the controlled substances act?

Schedule 1: substances w/o accepted medical use and have a high abuse potential (heroin, LSD, THC, marijuana)

Schedule 2: high abuse w/t severe dependence (opium, morphine, codeine, cocaine, amphetamine, PCP, phenobarbital)

Schedule 3: less than 1 and 2 (barbiturates)

Schedule 4: less than three (Valium, Xanax)

Schedule 5: cough syrup