https://padlet.com/mattj93931/2dkmsgovd4ic Made with eyes on the prize en-us 2018-01-29 18:07:59 UTC 2023-06-18 15:08:06 UTC hello@padlet.com mattj93931 https://padlet.com/mattj93931/2dkmsgovd4ic/wish/225771552 1890- Sears catalogue offered a syringe and cocaine for $1.50
No drug laws
The first taxes were put on morphine and opium 
1909- Smoking Opium Exclusion Act- banned the possession, importation an use of opium for smoking
1914- Congress passes the Harrison Act which regulates the production, importation, and distribution of opiates and cocaine
1919- The 18th amendment banned the sale, manufacturing and transportation of alcohol
National Prohibition Act- offered guidelines on how to federally enforce prohibition
1933- the 21st amendment was passed, overturns the 18th
1937- Marijuana Tax Act- placed a tax on the sale of cannabis, still not illegal, if you don't pay your taxes there is a hefty fine
1970- Controlled Substance Act- calls for regulation of certain drugs and substances
5 schedules of drugs, with 1 being the most dangerous
A schedule 1 drug is LSD
1971- Nixon declares the War on Drugs ]]> 2018-01-29 18:09:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mattj93931/2dkmsgovd4ic/wish/225771552 mattj93931 https://padlet.com/mattj93931/2dkmsgovd4ic/wish/225771808 Jimmy Carter ran his campaign on decriminalizing marijuana. A vote during his presidency decriminalized up to one ounce  of marijuana.
Ronald Reagan started the "Just Say No" campaign
President Reagan’s refocus on drugs led to a significant increase in incarcerations for nonviolent drug crimes
In 1986, Congress passed the Anti-Drug Abuse Act, which established mandatory minimum prison sentences for certain drug offenses]]> 2018-01-29 18:09:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mattj93931/2dkmsgovd4ic/wish/225771808 mattj93931 https://padlet.com/mattj93931/2dkmsgovd4ic/wish/225771931 In 2016, the number of overdoses reached 64,000 
The number of deaths in 2014 were 52, 404= 145 Americans every day
Death rates from overdoses in rural areas are higher than in cities
Opioids were involved in more than 61 percent of deaths from od in 2014 nationally
The graph shows rural areas surpassed cities for overdoses

]]> 2018-01-29 18:09:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mattj93931/2dkmsgovd4ic/wish/225771931 mattj93931 https://padlet.com/mattj93931/2dkmsgovd4ic/wish/225772765 NH- In 2014, 326 people died from an overdose of an opioid
NH biggest issues are heroin and fentanyl 
NH is second to last in funding for treatment
Most deaths in NH are connected to fentanyl
WV- Chances of getting treatment is almost impossible
WV- the type of blue-collar work in WV is intense and more people get addicted
WV- tightened up on access and people switched to heroin 
WV- highest overdose rate in the nation
NM- Drug abuse is passed down through generations of other family members who have done drugs


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