CRIM 412 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Opium Den, Harrison Narcotics Tax Act, Fentanyl
31 Jan 2020
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Enforcement efforts by federal agents and regulatory groups led to a thriving black market. The harrison act enacted in 1914 was a result of efforts to enhance america"s trade position with china. 17,000: 1990, 2000, 2010, 2015, 2016, 75% of drug od deaths involve opioids (prescribed or illegal). Civil war: opium and morphine widely used for injuries. Late 1800s: chinese immigrants came to u. s. First opium dens in san francisco and new york. 1870s: opium dens outlawed, went underground, persisted until wwii. Buyers don"t know what they"re buying: old heroin columbian, ~10% purity, new heroin mexican, ~40% purity. Patented by bayer as heroin in 1898. Marketed as non-addicting, treatment for morphine addiction . 1906: approved by ama as replacement for morphine. 1914: harrison narcotics act: outlawed non-medical use of heroin. Developed by pharmaceutical companies in u. s. and europe: morphine (1804, codeine (1832, diacetylmorphine (heroin) 1898, hydrocodone (1920, hydromorphone (1924, oxycodone (1927, methadone (1937) Opioids prescribed only for acute, severe pain.
