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... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > drugs and society > drug policy > drug laws and policies > Heroin Trafficking Act

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Heroin Trafficking Act  

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  • The Heroin Trafficking Act was introduced in 1973 in response to the dramatic rise in heroin use in the United States in the late 1960s and early 1970s. It was aimed at increasing the sentences for morphine and heroin trafficking and possession offenses. [Source: Encyclopedia of Drug Policy; Heroin Trafficking Act]

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