Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior (vol

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Major Federal legislation and
international conventions
Executive branch initiatives:
Natural conditions,
moods, attitudes and
activities; state and local
legislation and regulation
Major national
events
1965
BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS
Drug Abuse Control amendments
(1965) regulated depressant and
stimulant drugs
Narcotics Addict Rehabilitation Act (1966)
A fundamental reorientation to the addict
Mental Health Centers Act
amendments of 1968 provided
funding specifically for local drug
dependence treatment
The Bureau of Drug Abuse Control
(BDAC) established within HEW's Food
and Drug Administration (1966) to enforce
Federal laws against dangerous drugs
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The President's Comission
on Law Enforcement and the
Administration of Justice
(1967-68) (Katzenbach
Commission) urged increased
spending to regulate supply
The Bureau of Narcotics and
Dangerous Drugs (BNDD)
established in Justice (1968);
FBN in Treasury and BDAC in
Hew were abolished
Controlled Substance Act (1970) and
the Controlled Substances Import and
Export Act (1970) created schedules for
drugs, altered penalties for violations, and
strengthened regulation of the pharmaceutical
industry. These Acts, intended
as a model for State legislation, generally
have been adopted.
Drug Abuse Education Act (1970)
By the late 1860's sentiment against treatment
clinics waivered, but public agitation with crime in
general and drug abuse intensified; reported
increases in cocaine, heroin, and marijuana use
prompted concern about drugs being smuggled
into the U.S.
Vietnam War
Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 1972
statutorily established SAODAP in the President's
Office, the National Institute of Drug Abuse
(NIDA) in HEW, and the Drug Abuse Policy
Office (DAPO) in the White House
Special Action Office for Drug Abuse Prevention
(SAODAP) (1971) established to oversee and coordinate/
evaluate all Federal drug abuse treatment and rehabilitation
Cabinet Committee on International Narcotics Control
(CCINC) established (1971) to "check the illegal flow of
narcotics to the U.S."
Office for Drug Abuse Law Enforcement
(ODALE) and the Office of National Narcotics
intelligence (ONNI) established in Justice (1972)
Drug Enforcement Administration
(DEA) created in DOJ (1973);
centralized intelligence and
investigative activities absorbing
BNDD, ODALE, and ONNI
Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental
Health Administration (ADAMHA)
created in HEW in 1973 to oversee
relevant National Institutes,
including NIDA
Vietnam War produces drug testing and
dependence among some returning veterans
1970
Administration perceived that
Federal law enforcement was still
hampered by "interagency rivalries
and jurisdictional overlaps and
disputes"
Expectation that drug abuse
could be eradicated quickly
created by the Drug Abuse Office
Act of 1972
Narcotic Addict Treatment
Act (1974) controlled
dispensing of methadone
Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Education Act
amendments (1974)
targeted prevention and
early intervention
1975