Enforcement Enforcement began in 1915.Drug Enforcement Administration | Enforcement | Encyclopedia of Law. The act appears to be mainly concerned about the marketing of opiates. However, a clause applying to doctors allowed distribution "in the course of his professional practice only." Physicians believed relieving the suffering of physical dependance was within the "professional practice" exception. King says "there is not the slightest suggestion that Congress intended to change this". He says the public hysteria surrounding contemporaneous press reports about violent "dope fiends" probably distorted the Congressional intent and turned addicts into criminals.
Enforcement Enforcement began in 1915.Drug Enforcement Administration | Enforcement | Encyclopedia of Law. The act appears to be mainly concerned about the marketing of opiates. However, a clause applying to doctors allowed distribu.tion "in the course of his professional practice only." Physicians believed relieving the suffering of physical dependance was within the "professional practice" exception King says "there is not the slightest suggestion that Congress intended to change this". He says the public hysteria surrounding contemporaneous press reports about violent "dope fiends" probably distorted the Congressional intent and turned addicts into criminals.