The 1914 Harrison Act was created to tax certain drugs. Today, this law does what? 1914 Harrison Narcotics Tax Act was created to tax drugs and today it enforces a ban on any nonmedical usage and sale of these drugs and looks after prescriptions to addicted people. Prohibition is believed to improve public health; it created a market for illegal and torturous treatments. The Harrison Act had good intentions but has become the law of unintended consequences as America struggles to get rid of the drug vice.
Summary of the controlled substance schedule lists drugs according to potential for abuse. Discuss reason why schedule 1drugs are not available for prescription.
Schedule 1 drugs are not available for prescription as those are the drugs with no accepted medical use currently and carry a high potential for substance abuse. These are the most dangerous drugs that carry severe psychological dependence, for example, marijuana, LSD, and ecstasy. Name and discuss two things that licit and illicit drugs have in common. The first common thing between licit and illicit drugs is that both contain substances that modify the nervous system and states of consciousness, thus affecting behavior and social functioning. Both carry medical importance but need to be managed under medical supervision. Both licit and illicit drugs can be misused and in fact, the abuse of licit drugs such as alcohols and tobacco has led to far more deaths, violence, and sickness as compared to illicit drugs.Dawn means what? How did this law change procedures at hospitals in the United States? Dawn means “Drug Abuse Warning Network” and reports drug abuse emergency department visits. It aims to improve the quality of data related to drug abuse emergency department visits and take care of underreporting. It aims to bridge the differences between emergency departments regarding the reporting systems and changes over time.How did the crack epidemic impact society and why is it considered a powerful drug? Crack cocaine is the powerful hard drug that creates an epidemic impact the society as it provides a brief but a very intense high. The drug was unheard of before the 1980s, and spread across the country in different communities, especially the Black and Hispanic as stated by Fryer (4). The drug is a significant technological innovation as it can be smoked quickly and thus is more convenient to use. It is the faster profits and selling it in micro amounts quickly that makes it a dangerous epidemic for the society.
Works Cited
Fryer, Roland G., et al. "measuring Crack Cocaine and its Impact." Economic Inquiry 51.3 (2013): 1651-81. Web.
