PBHL 1105 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Whiskey Rebellion, Harrison Narcotics Tax Act, Drug Prohibition Law

• School: Temple University
• Department: Public Health
• Course: PBHL 1105
• Professor: Dr Dingman

Document Summary

The first federal regulation for drugs was in 1791 the whiskey rebellion. One that regulates the practices of pharm companies, pharmacists, physicians, dentists, veterinarians. and. When drug laws are passed it has symbolic and instrumental impacts. People gain social status by representing goodness, morality, decency and being on the winning side. Those who support and defend these laws continue to benefit from these symbolic associations with good and political power. These are symbolic results of the legislation and provide status benefits to the supports of crimination regardless of how effective the laws are actually enforced. The instrumental impacts of criminalization refer to the consequences to those affected by the implementation of the laws. Effects on local, state, and federal budgets, effects on the lives of those who are arrested and their families, police prison guards and other livelihoods may depend on these laws. The 1906 pure food and drug acts regulated pharmaceutical manufacturing and sales.