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A Brief History of Drugs and Drug Laws
FRSC 8104Criminalistics II
Professor Bensley
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“Why Great-
Grandma was
Always so Happy!”
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What is a Drug?• Substance that, when ingested, is capable of
producing a physiological change
• Medicines – combinations of drugs and inert ingredients
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The Legal Drug Industry• 2013 – Worldwide pharmaceutical revenue
was $980 BILLION (2001 = $172 Billion)
• U.S. accounts for approx. 40% of world’s pharmaceutical industry revenue
• Top selling legal drugs worldwide?1. Abilify - $1.6 billion2. Nexium - $1.6 billion3. Humira - $1.5 billion
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The Illicit Drug Industry
• Almost impossible to determine• “Guesstimations” - $50 to $350 BILLION– Cocaine: ~$100 Billion (mostly North America –
62%)–Heroin: ~$100 Billion (Europe is #1 in sales – 56%)– Cannabis: ~$75 Billion (North America dominated
– 55%)Source: http://www.unodc.org/pdf/technical_series_1998-01-01_1.pdf
2014 Trends - http://www.unodc.org/wdr2014/
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Lies, Damn Lies, and StatisticsPast Month Illicit Drug Use among Persons Aged 12 or Older: 2012
Source: http://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/nationwide-trends
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Past Month Use of Selected Illicit Drugs among Persons Aged 12 or Older: 2002-2012
Source: http://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/nationwide-trends
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Going Way Back…
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The 19th Century
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The 19th Century
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The 19th Century
Morphine Structure Heroin Structure
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Have a Coke and a Smile!
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Patent Medicines
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All laws regulating drugs have been
enacted due to either racism or social class
prejudices.
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Opium Control and Chinese Immigrants
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Surprise…
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Pure Food and Drug Act (1906)
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Harrison Tax Act (1914)
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Early 20th Century
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Marih(j)uana Tax Act (1937)
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Marih(j)uana Tax Act (1937)
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The “High” Sixties
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Controlled Substances Act (1970)
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The 1980s
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Recent History
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As of 4/2014
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