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The Narcotic Farms Act of 1929 is a
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authorizing the establishment of two narcotic farms for the preventive custody and remedial care of individuals acquiring a sedative dependence for habit-forming
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designated the construction of the narcotic dependent treatment facilities, which became known as the
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Hospitals, with the first infirmary opening in 1935 at
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, while the second infirmary opened in 1938 at
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. The H.R. 13645
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was passed by the U.S. 70th Congressional session and enacted into law by President
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on January 19, 1929.


Repeal of Narcotic Farms Act of 1929

The 1929
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was repealed by the enactment of the
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on July 1, 1944.


Abolishment of narcotic farms

By 1975, the two narcotic farm establishments had been abrogated as a national anti-narcotic treatment program in the
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. The narcotic farm concept was abandoned due to advancement in medication treatment along with United States legislative policies regarding narcotic sedative dependence. ;;Anti-narcotic treatment *
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* Naloxone (1961) * Naltrexone (1967) ;;Anti-narcotic legislative policies * Narcotic Addict Rehabilitation Act of 1966 * Alcoholic and Narcotic Addict Rehabilitation Amendments of 1968 * Community Mental Health Centers Amendments of 1970 * Narcotic Addict Treatment Act of 1974


See also

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Anti-Heroin Act of 1924 The Anti-Heroin Act of 1924 is a United States federal law prohibiting the importation and possession of opium for the chemical synthesis of an addictive narcotic known as diamorphine or heroin. The Act of Congress amended the Smoking Opium Ex ...
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Community Mental Health Act The Community Mental Health Act of 1963 (CMHA) (also known as the Community Mental Health Centers Construction Act, Mental Retardation Facilities and Construction Act, Public Law 88-164, or the Mental Retardation and Community Mental Health Cente ...
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Deinstitutionalisation Deinstitutionalisation (or deinstitutionalization) is the process of replacing long-stay psychiatric hospitals with less isolated community mental health services for those diagnosed with a mental disorder or developmental disability. In the late ...
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Federal Bureau of Narcotics The Federal Bureau of Narcotics (FBN) was an agency of the United States Department of the Treasury, established in the Department of the Treasury by an act of June 14, 1930, consolidating the functions of the Federal Narcotics Control Board a ...
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Federal Correctional Institution, Fort Worth The Federal Medical Center (FMC) Fort Worth is an administrative-security United States federal prison in Fort Worth, Texas, for male inmates of all security levels with special medical and mental health needs. It is operated by the Federal Burea ...
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Harry J. Anslinger Harry Jacob Anslinger (May 20, 1892 – November 14, 1975) was a United States government official who served as the first commissioner of the U.S. Treasury Department's Federal Bureau of Narcotics during the presidencies of Herbert Hoover, F ...
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Hugh S. Cumming Hugh Smith Cumming (August 17, 1869 – December 20, 1948) was an American physician, and soldier. He served as the fifth Surgeon General of the United States from 1920 to 1936. Biography Early life Cumming was born in Hampton, Virginia. ...
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Narcotic Drugs Import and Export Act The Narcotic Drugs Import and Export Act was a 1922 act of the 67th United States Congress. Sponsored by Sen. Wesley L. Jones (R) of Washington and Rep. John F. Miller (R) of Washington. It is also often referred to as the Jones-Miller Act. Fede ...
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Narcotics Manufacturing Act of 1960 Narcotics Manufacturing Act of 1960 is a federal declaration affirming the United States commitment to international convention protocols constricting the non-medical and non-scientific manufacturing of narcotic drugs. The Act of Congress recogniz ...


References


United States Narcotic Farm Pictorial Biography

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