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... > deviance > drugs and society > drug policy > drug policy conventions > Convention on Psychotropic Substances, 1971

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Convention on Psychotropic Substances, 1971

Definition

The Convention on Psychotropic Substances is a United Nations (UN) treaty that vastly extended international control of drugs to include sedatives, stimulants, and psychedelics. During the 1960s, the use and abuse of such licit and illicit drugs was on the rise. [Source: Encyclopedia of Drug Policy; Convention on Psychotropic Substances, 1971]

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drug policy conventions

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