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... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > drugs and society > drug policy > drug laws and policies > Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act
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Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act  

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  • The Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 (Public Law 91–513) was signed into law by President Richard M. Nixon on October, 27, 1970. This sweeping law, and its many subsequent amendments, combined many different drug laws into a single federal statute that covered substance use and abuse, treatment and prevention, as well as drug traffic interdiction efforts. [Source: Encyclopedia of Substance Abuse Prevention, Treatment, & Recovery; Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act]

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