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China and Opium War
Imports of opium to China increased leading to greater numbers of Chinese becoming addicted and causing socio- economic problems -
China and Opium War
The Chinese government confiscates and destroys a considerable amount of opium -
China and Opium War
The Treaty of Nanjing, between Great Britain and China, is signed, ending the First Opium War -
Pure Food and Drug Act
Established limitations on what manufacturers could put in pharmaceutical and food products -
Alcohol and the Temperance Movement
Social movement against the consumption of alcoholic beverages -
National Prohibition
Tens of thousands of people died as a result of prohibition related violence and the drinking of unregulated alcohol. it was repealed because it was an unenforceable policy -
National Prohibition
Thousands of people died as a result of prohibition related violence and the drinking of unregulated alcohol. Was later repealed -
Harrison Act
Was the first measure to control narcotics trafficking -
Amphetamine
Marketed as Benzedrine in an over-the-counter inhaler to treat nasal congestion, hay fever and common colds. -
Uniform Drug Act
Wanted states to pass uniform state laws to match the federal Narcotic Drug Import and Export Act. Only 9 states adopted the Act -
Marijuana
Ann Arbor City decriminalized cannabis, with a penalty $5 fine. Was overturned by Republicans but reinstated by voters -
Cocaine
The National Household Survey on Drug Abuse reported in 1999 cocaine was used by 3.7 million people in the US