What Is the History of Drug Rehab?

History
Humans have used drugs of one sort or another for thousands of years. Wine was used at least from the time of the early Egyptians; narcotics from 4000 B.C.; and medicinal use of marijuana has been dated to 2737 B.C. in China. But not until the 19th cent. A.D. were the active substances in drugs extracted. There followed a time when some of these newly discovered substances—morphine, laudanum, cocaine—were completely unregulated and prescribed freely by physicians for a wide variety of ailments. They were available in patent medicines and sold by traveling tinkers, in drugstores, or through the mail. During the American Civil War, morphine was used freely, and wounded veterans returned home with their kits of morphine and hypodermic needles. Opium dens flourished. By the early 1900s there were an estimated 250,000 addicts in the United States.

The problems of addiction were recognized gradually. Legal measures against drug abuse in the United States were first established in 1875, when opium dens were outlawed in San Francisco. The first national drug law was the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906, which required accurate labeling of patent medicines containing opium and certain other drugs. In 1914 the Harrison Narcotic Act forbade sale of substantial doses of opiates or cocaine except by licensed doctors and pharmacies. Later, heroin was totally banned. Subsequent Supreme Court decisions made it illegal for doctors to prescribe any narcotic to addicts; many doctors who prescribed maintenance doses as part of an addiction treatment plan were jailed, and soon all attempts at treatment were abandoned. Use of narcotics and cocaine diminished by the 1920s. The spirit of temperance led to the prohibition of alcohol by the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution in 1919, but Prohibition was repealed in 1933.

In the 1930s most states required antidrug education in the schools, but fears that knowledge would lead to experimentation caused it to be abandoned in most places. Soon after the repeal of Prohibition, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Narcotics (now the Drug Enforcement Administration) began a campaign to portray marijuana as a powerful, addicting substance that would lead users into narcotics addiction. In the 1950s, use of marijuana increased again, along with that of amphetamines and tranquilizers. The social upheaval of the 1960s brought with it a dramatic increase in drug use and some increased social acceptance; by the early 1970s some states and localities had decriminalized marijuana and lowered drinking ages. The 1980s brought a decline in the use of most drugs, but cocaine and crack use soared. The military became involved in border patrols for the first time, and troops invaded Panama and brought its de facto leader, Manuel Noriega, to trial for drug trafficking.

Throughout the years, the public’s perception of the dangers of specific substances changed. The surgeon general’s warning label on tobacco packaging gradually made people aware of the addictive nature of nicotine. By 1995, the Food and Drug Administration was considering its regulation. The recognition of fetal alcohol syndrome brought warning labels to alcohol products. The addictive nature of prescription drugs such as diazepam (Valium) became known, and caffeine came under scrutiny as well.

Drug laws have tried to keep up with the changing perceptions and real dangers of substance abuse. By 1970 over 55 federal drug laws and countless state laws specified a variety of punitive measures, including life imprisonment and even the death penalty. To clarify the situation, the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 repealed, replaced, or updated all previous federal laws concerned with narcotics and all other dangerous drugs. While possession was made illegal, the severest penalties were reserved for illicit distribution and manufacture of drugs. The act dealt with prevention and treatment of drug abuse as well as control of drug traffic. The Anti-Drug Abuse Acts of 1986 and 1988 increased funding for treatment and rehabilitation; the 1988 act created the Office of National Drug Control Policy. Its director, often referred to as the drug “czar,” is responsible for coordinating national drug control policy.

Sections in this article:
Introduction
Types of Abused Substances
Motivations for Drug Use
Effects of Substance Abuse
Treatment
Fighting Substance Abuse
Legalization and Decriminalization
History
Bibliography

they say you technically mush for a brain from doing meth for a while… In my opinion, just trying it? makes you an idiot.

that doctor has some creepy eyes @ around? two minutes in

keep on smoking? weed thats no drug if you compare it to meth

yeah lol woulda done the same, but? i dont have friends like that XD and whos ^that guy^? saying thanks for sharing like its some aa meeting XD

cant see why the governments dont ban the active ingredients….take it out of cough meds and whatever… far out cant even smoke ciggeretes? in public place….. but this!!!

I use weed for medical conditions, back in the day i had alot of infections in my neck area, then i got introducd to weed and everything went better (in a time lapse of 3 months that is) , but i? also use it when i get stressed, so i can focus better on the subject what causes the stress, and so deal with that problem. It’s really the mind of the person that uses meth, some can take it, some don’t. If you don’t trust something, don’t take it. It’s also nice to know how the media works, Peace

Holy shit this is fucked up, and they put people? into jail for weed!?

Yeah, that`s why meth sucks : because WE, the good old tax payers have to pay for it… NOT because? it ruons kids lives… Typical american BULLSHIT !!!

I’ve used it on a daily basis for 11 years now. There are much worse drugs.
lol at the child abuse and neglect case figures in the video. Your laws define child abuse as the possession of methamphetamine in the presence of a child. Yeah, than it’s easy. Keep locking them up USA, you’re no 1 in the world? on prisoners per capita.

haha? his name is mr bonner….good video btw

You make such bizarre statements and expect to be taken seriously? You don’t know a single thing about my life experience – you base your statements about me on absolutely ignorant assumptions. You call me a liar because our opinions? are different? Ha, you must be smoking crack or something. I’ve wasted enough time on you.