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Heroin addiction runs rampant and is being passed on through generations.

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Blue-collar communities and rural areas are more likely to be affected than white-collar or urban.

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326 deaths by opioid in 2014. Many presidential candidates use this as a leveraging state, using it as a talking point.

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The trend has been compared to that of HIV/AIDS in late 1980s-early 1990s.

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Death rate, 1999: 6/100,000
Death rate, 2015: 16/100,000

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Deaths reach 52,404 in 2015. That averages to about 145 deaths in one day.

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Overdose deaths exceed 64,000 in 2016. Further data unavailable.

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Carter is pretty lax on drugs. He removes/loosens some of the legislature passed by Nixon. When Reagan is elected, he places new legislature and makes it harsher.

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Fair Sentencing Act passed. Reduces differences between crack & powder.

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President Reagan reinforces drug war policies. First Lady launches "Just Say No."
Anti-Drug Abuse Act passed in 1986, establishing prison sentences.

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War on drugs takes hiatus. Eleven states remove penalties on cannabis possession. Jimmy Carter initiated as president in 1977, allows up to one ounce of cannabis.

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Nixon declares war on drugs in 1971. Creates DEA in 1973.

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Marijuana Tax Act passed. Taxes cannabis, hemp.

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18th amendment passed, banning liquors. Prohibition is passed, lasts until 1933.

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Smoking Opium Exclusion Act of 1909 bans possession, use, importation of opium for smoking uses. DOES NOT BAN MEDICAL OPIUM.

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Harrison Act passed; taxes opiates, cocaine.

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Controlled Substances Act passed. Sets regulations for certain drugs/substances.