bɪkˈʌz ʌv ɪts pɹəvˈɪʒənz ˌɔn ˈælkəhˌɑːl, ðɪ ˈækt ɪz kənsˈɪdɚd ðə fˈɜːst tɹˈiːɾiz ɔnðə kəntɹˈoʊl ʌv sˌaɪkoʊˈæktɪv sˈʌbstənsᵻz pɹɪsˈiːdɪŋ ðə fˈɜːst ˈoʊpiəm tɹˈiːɾi fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪn.
Because of its provisions on alcohol, the Act is considered the first treaties on the control of psychoactive substances (preceding the first opium treaty from 1909).