Contains information about the laws concerning opioid from the 1800s until today, including the 30-Patient Limit.

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 The distinctive history of Prohibition, repealed by the Twenty-First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, gives particular complexity to the mix of Federal and state law governing alcohol.

Provides contact information for drug offices in each state, including legislative and criminal justice offices.

Contain pages in category "United States controlled substances law".

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.

The Convention on Psychotropic Substances is a United Nations treaty designed to control psychoactive drugs such as amphetamines, barbiturates, and psychedelics.

DEA is engaged in a project to determine the requirements for secure electronic transmission of all controlled substance prescriptions between the practitioner and the pharmacy.

This page contains information on how to properly dispose of unused controlled drugs.

The New Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) is a public health surveillance system that monitors drug-related hospital emergency department (ED) visits and drug-related deaths to track the impact of drug use, misuse, and abuse in the U.S.

The Drug Enforcement Administration enforces U.S. drug laws, including the arrest of members of organizations involved in the growing, manufacture, or distribution of controlled substances appearing in or destined for illicit traffic in the United States.

Drug prohibition law is prohibition-based law by which governments prohibit, except under license, the production, supply, and possession of many, but not all, substances which are recognized as drugs, and which corresponds to international treaty commitments in the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs 1961[1], the Convention on Psychotropic Substances 1971[2], and the United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances 1988[3].

The Drug-Free Workplace Advisor provides information to businesses about how to establish and maintain an alcohol and drug-free workplace. This Advisor also provides information about the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 based on the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) government-wide non-regulatory guidance.

An informational resource for entertainment writers and feature journalists, sponsored by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP).

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.

A chart outlining federal trafficking penalties for drugs of abuse. Provides information based on quantity and whether it's a first or second offense.

The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) created the Freevibe Web site as part of a national effort to prevent or reduce the use of drugs among young people.

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 Families in Action was founded in Atlanta, Georgia in 1977. Its mission is to help families and communities prevent drug use among children by promoting policies based on science.

This library contains extensive alcohol and drug use disorder research.

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.

The Anti-Drug Media Campaign works at a national level to establish and reinforce anti-drug beliefs and behaviors; and also as part of an integrated approach with other Federal, State and local efforts, to prevent and reduce illicit drug use among youth and to support parents in their efforts to keep their children drug-free.

The prohibition of drugs through sumptuary legislation or religious law is a common means of attempting to control drug use. Prohibition of drugs has existed at various levels of government or other authority, from the Middle Ages to the present.

The Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs is an international treaty to prohibit production and supply of specific (nominally narcotic) drugs and of drugs with similar effects except under licence for specific purposes, such as medical treatment and research.

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.

The 1988 United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances is one of three major drug control treaties currently in force. It provides additional legal mechanisms for enforcing the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs and the 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances. The Convention entered into force on November 11, 1990.

Establishes policies, priorities and objectives for the Nation's drug control program.

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.

To support research, policy, and program development worldwide, this Federal organization provides criminal justice and alcohol and drug use disorder information.

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

The National Institutes of Health is the steward of medical and behavioral research for the nation. It is an agency under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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.