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History or Substance Abuse and Addiction

  • Opiates and cocaine were seen as beneficial.

    Opiates and cocaine were seen as beneficial.
  • Public's view on drugs changed.

  • Prohibition of alcohol achieved

  • Prohibition ends!

  • Alcohol Anonymous founded by Bill Willson and Dr. Bob Smith

  • Narcotics Anonymous founded.

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    Public became more tolerant of some drugs

  • Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act requiring a warning label on cigarettes.

  • Congressed passed legislation denying highway funds to states unless they mandated a minimum legal drinking age of 21.

  • More than 18,000 deaths reported in the U.S. resulted from alcohol abuse.