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ERIC Number: EJ449331
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0882-228X
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A Brief History of American Drug Control.
Musto, David F.
OAH Magazine of History, v6 n2 p12-15 Fall 1991
Traces the history of drug control in the United States from the extensive consumption of opium, heroin, and cocaine before World War I to the popularity of marijuana and LSD during the 1960s. Discusses public concern over drug use that seems to peak following periods of widespread drug use that is linked to foreign influences. (DK)
Descriptors: Cocaine, Crime, Cultural Influences, Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Drug Education, Law Enforcement, Legislation, Marijuana, Pharmacology, Public Opinion, Secondary Education, Sociocultural Patterns, United States History
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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