Health and other public concerns have generated detailed Federal and state regulation of the sale and possession of alcoholic beverages, tobacco products, and a wide range of other "controlled substances." The distinctive history of Prohibition, repealed by the Twenty-First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, gives particular complexity to the mix of Federal and state law governing alcohol.

Rules on importation of controlled substances are found in this section.

This section gives DEA regulations covering prescriptions.

Provides a complete list of controlled substances.

The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) was enacted into law by the Congress of the United States as Title II of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970.[1] The CSA is the federal U.S. drug policy under which the manufacture, importation, possession, use and distribution of certain substances is regulated.

This Convention establishes an international control system for psychotropic substances. It responded to the diversification and expansion of the spectrum of drugs of abuse and introduced controls over a number of synthetic drugs according to their abuse potential on the one hand and their therapeutic value on the other.

DEA's Controlled Substance Ordering System allows for electronic orders of controlled substances without the supporting paper form DEA-222.

The Controlled Substances Act is a consolidation of numerous laws regulating the manufacture and distribution of narcotics, stimulants, depressants, hallucinogens, anabolic steroids, and chemicals used in the illicit production of controlled substances.

The federal government regulates drugs through the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) (21 U.S.C. § 811), which does not recognize the difference between medical and recreational use of marijuana. These laws are generally applied only against persons who possess, cultivate, or distribute large quantities of marijuana.

The HIDTA program enhances and coordinates drug control efforts among local, State, and Federal law enforcement agencies. The program provides agencies with coordination, equipment, technology, and additional resources to combat drug trafficking and its harmful consequences in critical regions of the United States.

SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI) is the Nation's one-stop resource for information about substance abuse prevention and addiction treatment.

The NDIC, a component of the U.S. Department of Justice, is the Nation’s principal center for strategic domestic counter-drug intelligence. Its mission, in part, is to produce national, regional, and State drug threat assessments.

National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), formerly the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA), measures the prevalence of drug and alcohol use among household members age 12 and older.

Full text on controlled substance laws in all states in the U.S.

SAMHDA's purpose is to increase the utilization of substance abuse and mental health databases, thereby encouraging their use to understand and assess the extent of alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health disorders and the nature and impact of related treatment systems.

This interactive database of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Working Partners for an Alcohol and Drug-Free Workplace provides a one-stop source of information with summaries and full text of materials relating to workplace substance abuse issues.

Substance control may refer to: Drug control law, especially in the United States or Regulation of chemicals, controls with respect to toxic substances.

The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) places all substances which were in some manner regulated under existing federal law into one of five schedules.

This chapter gives full United States code on alcohol and controlled substances testing.

This chapter gives full United States code on drug abuse prevention and control.

This section contains information on drug policies in England, Germany, The Netherlands, Spain, Sweden & Switzerland.

The EMCDDA is the hub of drug-related information in the European Union. It exists to provide the EU and its Member States with a factual overview of European drug problems and a common information framework to support the drugs debate.

This site has full document on Canada's Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.

The Controlled Drugs and Substances Act is Canada's federal drug control statute. Passed in 1996, it repeals the Narcotic Control Act and Parts III and IV of the Food and Drug Act and establishes eight Schedules of controlled substances and two Classes of precursors.

This page contains information on drug policy in Africa.

This section contains information on drug policies in Afghanistan, Central Asia, China, East Asia, Northwest Asia, Russia and Southeast Asia.

This section contains information on drug policy in Australia.

This study was prepared for Senator Pierre Claude Nolin as a background document for his June 1999 motion to have Canada's Senate conduct a thorough review of Canadian drug law and policy.

Southeast Asia’s governments impose the toughest drug laws on the planet.

A report on drug control from the Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs.

The Drug Law enforcement agencies of Maldives have achieved a high degree of cooperation among themselves to put up a united front against the menace of drugs.

The mission of the Standing Committee on Substance Abuse is to: (1) encourage bar associations to actively develop and foster lawyer and public participation in community anti-drug coalitions as an effective means of addressing substance abuse; (2) encourage, support and initiate discussion and examination by ABA entities of exemplary methods that address substance abuse; (3) develop and implement a communications strategy to inform and educate lawyers and the public on exemplary programs which address substance abuse; and (4) make appropriate recommendations to develop and promote practices that support prevention, education and treatment of substance abuse.

A non-profit organization founded in 1993 by several of Canada's leading specialists in drug policy.

Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America, or CADCA, is a non-profit organization that works to strengthen the capacity of community coalitions in their effort to create and maintain safe, healthy and drug-free communities.

The Drug Policy Alliance Network (DPA Network) is the nation's leading organization promoting policy alternatives to the drug war that are grounded in science, compassion, health and human rights.

A program of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the Drug-Free Communities Program is designed to foster and strengthen community-based coalition efforts to reduce youth substance abuse.

The Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) was established by the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) in 1986 as the Western Hemisphere’s policy forum on all aspects of the drug problem.

NAADAC'S mission is to provide leadership in the alcoholism and drug abuse counseling profession by building new visions, effecting change in public policy, promoting criteria for effective treatment, encouraging adherence to ethical standards, and ensuring professional growth for alcoholism and drug abuse counselors.

The National Association of State Controlled Substances Authorities is a non-profit educational organization established in 1985. NASCSA’s primary purpose is to provide a continuing mechanism through which state and federal agencies, as well as others can work to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of state and national efforts to prevent and control drug diversion and abuse, and to provide an educational forum to further this purpose.

The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence fights the stigma and the disease of alcoholism and other drug addictions.

NIDA's mission is to lead the Nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction.

The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), a component of the Executive Office of the President, was established by the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988. The principal purpose of ONDCP is to establish policies, priorities, and objectives for the Nation's drug control program. The goals of the program are to reduce illicit drug use, manufacturing, and trafficking, drug-related crime and violence, and drug-related health consequences. To achieve these goals, the Director of ONDCP is charged with producing the National Drug Control Strategy.

This office provides information on drug-free school programs and activities.

The Partnership for a Drug-Free America (PDFA) is a private non-profit, non-partisan coalition of professionals from the communications industry. Its mission is to reduce demand for illicit drugs in America through media communication.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has established a clear vision for its work -- a life in the community for everyone. To realize this vision, the Agency has sharply focused its mission on building resilience and facilitating recovery for people with or at risk for mental or substance use disorders.

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is a global leader in the fight against illicit drugs and international crime.

Contains NIDA publications for online viewing or downloading.

Contains current drug use data.

The principal purpose of ONDCP is to establish policies, priorities, and objectives for the Nation's drug control program.

Articles written by attorneys and experts worldwide discussing legal aspects related to Criminal Law including: arson, assault, battery, bribery, burglary, child abuse, child pornography, computer crime, controlled substances, credit card fraud, criminal defense, criminal law, drugs and narcotics, DUI, DWI, embezzlement, fraud, expungements, felonies, homicide, identity theft, manslaughter, money laundering, murder, perjury, prostitution, rape, RICO, robbery, sex crimes, shoplifting, theft, weapons, white collar crime and wire fraud.

Arson is the malicious burning or exploding of the dwelling house of another, or the burning of a building within the curtilage, the immediate surrounding space, of the dwelling of another. Modern legislation has extended the definition of arson to include the burning or exploding of commercial and public buildings—such as restaurants and schools—and structures—such as bridges.

Assault is an act, usually consisting of a threat or attempt to inflict bodily injury upon another person, coupled with the apparent present ability to succeed in carrying out the threat or the attempt if not prevented, that causes the person to have a reasonable fear or apprehension of immediate harmful or offensive contact. Whereas, Aggravated Assault is a criminal assault accompanied by circumstances that make it more severe, such as the victim suffering serious bodily injury or an assault committed with a dangerous and deadly weapon. The additional circumstances that make the act an aggravated assault are set by statute.

Battery is the willful or intentional touching of a person against that person’s will by another person, or by an object or substance put in motion by that other person. Offensive touching can constitute battery even if it does not cause injury, and could not reasonably be expected to cause injury.

The crime of Bribery is defined as giving or taking money or some other valuable item in order to influence a public official (any governmental employee) in the performance of his/her duties. Bribery includes paying to get government contracts (cutting the roads commissioner in for a secret percentage of the profit), giving a bottle of liquor to a building inspector to ignore a violation or grant a permit, or selling stock to a Congressman at a cut-rate price, as examples.

Burglary is the criminal offense of breaking and entering any dwelling or building illegally with the intent to commit a felony or crime. Burglary laws vary by state. Depending on the seriousness of the offense, it can be classified into different degrees. Degrees of burglary are defined by each state's laws.

Child Abuse also called Child Maltreatment is the physical and/or psychological/emotional mistreatment of children. Physical or sexual abuse are the most obvious types of abuse, since they often leave physical evidence behind but emotional abuse and neglect are also serious types of child abuse. Child Abuse is enforced by international, federal, state and local laws.

Child Pornography is defined as the visual depiction of minor children under the age of 18 engaging in sex acts such as sexual intercourse, masturbation or oral sex and photographs or depictions of children’s genitalia. The law prohibits any form of distribution, possession, trafficking or production of such materials. Laws governing this area of practice are enforced by international, federal and state laws.

Computer Crimes are defined as illegal activities carried out on or by means of a computer. Computer crime includes criminal trespass into another computer system, theft of computerized data, and the use of an on-line system to commit or aid in the commission of fraud. Computer Crime Laws include the use of Internet and Cyberspace to commit or conduct criminal activities. Illegal activities include hacking, spamming, identify theft, fraud, child pornography, cyber terrorism and espionage to name a few.

Credit card fraud is a kind of fraud committed to make purchases using someone else’s credit card or credit card number with the intent to defraud. Common forms of credit card fraud include counterfeiting credit cards, using lost or stolen cards, and fraudulently acquiring credit cards through the mail. Credit card fraud is also related to identity theft.

Criminal Law or penal law, involves prosecution by the government of a person for an act that has been classified as a crime. It is the body of statutory and common law that deals with crime and the legal punishment of criminal offenses. There are four theories of criminal justice: punishment, deterrence, incapacitation, and rehabilitation. It is believed that imposing sanctions for the crime, society can achieve justice and a peaceable social order. This differs from civil law in that civil actions are disputes between two parties that are not of significant public concern.

Criminal Defense Law is defined as the prosecution by the state and federal government as well as international courts of law of a person or business for an act that has been classified as a crime.

Drug Crimes and Charges Law deals with all state, federal and international laws that govern the use, penalties, restrictions and regulations that apply to drug possession, trafficking, distribution and manufacturing.

Driving under the influence of alcohol (driving while intoxicated, drunk driving, drinking and driving, drink-driving) or other drugs, is the act of operating a motor vehicle (and even a bicycle, boat or horse in some jurisdictions) after having consumed alcohol, to the degree that mental and motor skills are impaired. It is a crime or offense in most countries around the world.

A type of financial fraud, Embezzlement consists of the misappropriation or secreting of financial assets. This offense is usually executed by one or more individuals to whom the assets have been entrusted.

Expungement is defined as the sealing of a criminal record. Requests for Expungement are enforced by Federal and State Laws; regulations and expunction procedures vary according to the Criminal Code of each State.

Identity Theft sometimes called Identity Fraud occurs when someone wrongfully obtains and uses another person's identifying information like the person’s name, social security number or credit card number, without permission, usually for financial gain. Identity theft is the fastest growing crime in North America.

Internet and Cyberspace Crime Law deals with all aspects of crimes committed via the Internet and the legal authorities who enforce these laws. This area of law is regulated by international as well as United States federal and state laws. You can find additional information regarding this area of practice in our Computer Crimes Section.

The most common white-collar offenses include: antitrust violations, computer and internet fraud, credit card fraud, phone and telemarketing fraud, bankruptcy fraud, healthcare fraud, environmental law violations, insurance fraud, mail fraud, government fraud, tax evasion, financial fraud, securities fraud, insider trading, bribery, kickbacks, counterfeiting, public corruption, money laundering, embezzlement, economic espionage and trade secret theft. According to the federal bureau of investigation, white-collar crime is estimated to cost the United States more than $300 billion annually.