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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > deviance > drugs and society > drug policy > drug laws and policies > Drug Abuse Control Amendments
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... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > drugs and society > drug policy > drug laws and policies > Drug Abuse Control Amendments

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Drug Abuse Control Amendments  

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  • The 1960s in the United States were a time of social and political unrest and upheaval. The 1960s were characterized by the Vietnam War, the flower children, rock and pop music, the counterculture movement, the trial of the Chicago Seven, the fight for civil rights, Woodstock, and a significant increase in the use of recreational drugs. [Source: Encyclopedia of Drug Policy; Drug Abuse Control Amendments (1965)]

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  • 1965

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