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Laws for PTCB exam
| Date | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1906 | Pure Food and Drug Act | Clamps down on misrepresentation, institutes content labeling. |
| 1912 | Sherly Amendment | Focus on effectiveness |
| 1914 | Harrison Narcotics Act | Regulates production, Importation, Distribution, and use or Opiates |
| 1922 | Narcotic Drug Import and Export Act(Jones-Miller Act) | Intended to eliminate use of narcotics except for legitimate medicinal use |
| 1924 | Heroin Act | Makes it illegal to manufacture heroin |
| 1937 | Marijuana Tax | Applies controls over Marijuana |
| 1938 | Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act | FDA given control over drug safety, Drugs redefined: effect body in absence of disease, Establishes class of drugs available by RX |
| 1942 | Opium Poppy Control Act | Prohibits growing poppy w/o license |
| 1951 | Durham-Humphrey Amendment | Established more specific guidelines for prescription drugs: habit forming, safety, and evaluation of new drugs |
| 1951 | Boggs Amendment to the Harrison Narcotic Act | Mandatory sentences for narcotic violations |
| 1956 | Narcotics Control Act | Intends to impose even more severe penalties for narcotics violations |
| 1965 | Drug Abuse Control Amendments(DACA) | Strict controls over amphetamines, barbiturates, LSD, etc |
| 1966 | Narcotic Addict Rehabilitation Act(NARA) | Allows treatment as an alternative to jail |
| 1968 | DACA Amendments | Provides that sentence may be suspended and record expunged if no further violations within 1 year |
| 1970 | Comprehensive Drug Abuse and Control Act | Replaces and updates all previous laws concerning narcotics and other dangerous drugs |
| 1972 | Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act | Establishes federally funded programs for prevention and treatment |
| 1973 | Methadone Control Act | Regulates methadone licensing |
| 1973 | Heroin Trafficking Act | Increases penalties for distribution |
| 1973 | Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Heath Administration(ADAMHA) | Consolidates NIMH, NIDA, and NIAAA under umbrealla organization |
| 1973 | Drug Enforcement Administration(DEA) | Remodels Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs into DEA |
| 1974 and 1978 | Drug Abuse Treatment and Control Amendments | Extends 1972 Act |
| 1978 | Alcohol and Drug Abuse Education Amendments | Sets up education programs within department of Education |
| 1980 | Drug Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and REhabilitation Amendments | Extens prevention education and treatment programs |
| 1984 | Drug Offenders Act | Sets up special progra,s for offenders and organizes treatments |
| 1986 | Analogue(Designer Drug Act) | Makes use of substances with similar effects to structure to existing illicit drugs |
| 1988 | Anit-Drug Abuse Act | Establishes oversight office: National Drug Control Policy |
| 1992 | ADAMHA Reorganization | Transfers NIDA, NIMH, and NIAAA to NIH and incorporates ADA<HA's progra,s into the substance abuse and mental health services administration(SAMHSA) |
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