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Opium use in American History - ANSWER -> The poppy plant, or Papever somniferum,
produced a milky fluid in the seed-pods called opium, and when eaten would alleviate
pain and suffering.
->After World War II, heroin use increased in lower-class areas of large cities. It was
inexpensive and $2-a-day habits were not uncommon.
-> Today's heroin user is more likely to snort than shoot and more often than not is
employed and educated.
Marijuana use in American History - ANSWER ->Used as an intoxicant, medicine, and
fiber for thousands of years, this plant was grown for its medicinal properties and fiber
and it is believed by some that the word marijuana comes from the Portuguese word
Marigi-ano which means intoxicant. The earliest reference to Cannabis is in a pharmacy
book written in 2737 BC by the Chinese emperor Shen Nung.
->In 1750, King George of England sent a proclamation to America encouraging the
planting of hemp, a species (sativa) of the cannabis plant grown to utilize its fibers in
making rope.
->In 1860, a committee to discuss the therapeutic applications of marijuana convened in
America.
,->By the end of 1936, all forty-eight states had laws regulating the use, sale, and/or
possession of marijuana, and, by 1937, a federal anti-marijuana law was passed.
->Marijuana use reached its peak popularity in the United States around 1980. The
marijuana of the 1990s was reportedly about twenty times more potent than what was
found on the street in the 1960s and 1970s.
Alcohol use in American History - ANSWER -> Alcohol is the oldest psychoactive
chemical
->Beginning in 1838 through the early twentieth century, state prohibition laws
(prohibiting all sales of alcoholic beverages) were enacted and repealed. In 1920,
national prohibition came into effect but it did not result in an alcohol-free society.
People continued to buy, sell, and consume alcohol illegally and the amendment was
repealed in 1933.
->Alcohol consumption rose steadily from the 1950s to the 1970s and, by the 1990s,
attitudes toward alcohol shifted again. The view surrounding alcohol consumption in the
1990s seemed to be more unacceptable than any time since the 1930s. Celebrities used
television as a vehicle to speak out against the abuse of alcohol. Beer and liquor
companies were mandated to warn consumers about the dangers of alcohol through
required warning labels affixed to containers of alcohol.
Epidemic Formation - ANSWER a concept created by Dr. Marc Gold. He believes that the
United States gets stuck in reoccurring cycles of drug epidemics due to preoccupation
, with a singular drug. When this occurs, the belief that all mind altering substances cause
problems is forgotten.
Generational forgetting - ANSWER a term coined by Dr. Peter Reuter. He observed that
drugs of abuse seem to move through cycles of popularity and unpopularity with few
lessons learned from one generation to the next.
Illicit Drug Use - ANSWER ->In 2016, an estimated 28.6 million Americans aged twelve or
older used an illicit drug in the past 30 days (about one in ten Americans)
->In 2016, marijuana was the most commonly used illicit drug in the past month by
people aged 12 and older (24 million).
->In 2016, an estimated 3.3 million Americans aged twelve or older were current
misusers of prescription psychotherapeutic drugs which includes pain relievers,
tranquilizers, stimulants and sedatives.
->11.8 million people misused opioids in the past year, 11.5 pain reliever misusers and
948,000 heroin users.
->In 2016, the estimate of about 1.9 million people aged twelve or older who were
current users of cocaine included about 432,000 current users of crack.
Alcohol Use - ANSWER ->Slightly more than half of Americans aged twelve or older
reported being current drinkers of alcohol in the 2016 survey (50.7 percent). This
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Opium use in American History - ANSWER -> The poppy plant, or Papever somniferum,
produced a milky fluid in the seed-pods called opium, and when eaten would alleviate
pain and suffering.
->After World War II, heroin use increased in lower-class areas of large cities. It was
inexpensive and $2-a-day habits were not uncommon.
-> Today's heroin user is more likely to snort than shoot and more often than not is
employed and educated.
Marijuana use in American History - ANSWER ->Used as an intoxicant, medicine, and
fiber for thousands of years, this plant was grown for its medicinal properties and fiber
and it is believed by some that the word marijuana comes from the Portuguese word
Marigi-ano which means intoxicant. The earliest reference to Cannabis is in a pharmacy
book written in 2737 BC by the Chinese emperor Shen Nung.
->In 1750, King George of England sent a proclamation to America encouraging the
planting of hemp, a species (sativa) of the cannabis plant grown to utilize its fibers in
making rope.
->In 1860, a committee to discuss the therapeutic applications of marijuana convened in
America.
,->By the end of 1936, all forty-eight states had laws regulating the use, sale, and/or
possession of marijuana, and, by 1937, a federal anti-marijuana law was passed.
->Marijuana use reached its peak popularity in the United States around 1980. The
marijuana of the 1990s was reportedly about twenty times more potent than what was
found on the street in the 1960s and 1970s.
Alcohol use in American History - ANSWER -> Alcohol is the oldest psychoactive
chemical
->Beginning in 1838 through the early twentieth century, state prohibition laws
(prohibiting all sales of alcoholic beverages) were enacted and repealed. In 1920,
national prohibition came into effect but it did not result in an alcohol-free society.
People continued to buy, sell, and consume alcohol illegally and the amendment was
repealed in 1933.
->Alcohol consumption rose steadily from the 1950s to the 1970s and, by the 1990s,
attitudes toward alcohol shifted again. The view surrounding alcohol consumption in the
1990s seemed to be more unacceptable than any time since the 1930s. Celebrities used
television as a vehicle to speak out against the abuse of alcohol. Beer and liquor
companies were mandated to warn consumers about the dangers of alcohol through
required warning labels affixed to containers of alcohol.
Epidemic Formation - ANSWER a concept created by Dr. Marc Gold. He believes that the
United States gets stuck in reoccurring cycles of drug epidemics due to preoccupation
, with a singular drug. When this occurs, the belief that all mind altering substances cause
problems is forgotten.
Generational forgetting - ANSWER a term coined by Dr. Peter Reuter. He observed that
drugs of abuse seem to move through cycles of popularity and unpopularity with few
lessons learned from one generation to the next.
Illicit Drug Use - ANSWER ->In 2016, an estimated 28.6 million Americans aged twelve or
older used an illicit drug in the past 30 days (about one in ten Americans)
->In 2016, marijuana was the most commonly used illicit drug in the past month by
people aged 12 and older (24 million).
->In 2016, an estimated 3.3 million Americans aged twelve or older were current
misusers of prescription psychotherapeutic drugs which includes pain relievers,
tranquilizers, stimulants and sedatives.
->11.8 million people misused opioids in the past year, 11.5 pain reliever misusers and
948,000 heroin users.
->In 2016, the estimate of about 1.9 million people aged twelve or older who were
current users of cocaine included about 432,000 current users of crack.
Alcohol Use - ANSWER ->Slightly more than half of Americans aged twelve or older
reported being current drinkers of alcohol in the 2016 survey (50.7 percent). This
