Methamphetamine- History and Global Policy
Amphetamine drugs are the second mostly used drugs in the world (Gunter, 2007). Amphetamine was first made in Germany in 1887 and was initially used to treat asthma and colds. In 1919, a Japanese, Nagayoshi Nagai made Methamphetamine (Meth) from ephedrine. During the first world war, to keep pilots awake in Germany, USA, Japan and Britannia, they were given methamphetamine. In the 1950s, meth was largely abused by students, athletes, and drivers as an energizing material. After the second world war, due to high storage of methamphetamine in Japan, many of them were sold over-the-counter. That was the first meth epidemic in the world. Meth was also consumed in the US, but due to the requirement of prescription, the spread of drug use decreased. Therefore, in 1959, FDA prohibited all amphetamine inhalers. Other forms of meth were medically used for the treatment of obesity and hyperactivity disorders. In the 1960s, for treating heroin addicts, doctors in San Francisco prescribed methamphetamine, however people abused it. In the 1970s, amphetamine-based drugs were classified under the Controlled Substance Act of 1970 in the USA and necessitated the doctor prescription. In the 1980s, …show more content…
It seems that legalization makes the prisons less crowded and we will have safer cities, improved economics and family cohesions, but will make the drugs cheap. The low cost of drug tempts addicts to use them in more doses than before, making the harm multiplied this way and more crime can happen as it happened after the legalization of marijuana in the USA (Drum, 2015). Non-addicts might also become interested in trying meth even once (Block, 1993; Housak, 2002) and a once that will be repeated. In fact, ignoring the presence of ourselves in a society in which people interact only shows how libertarianism views are selfish and impractical (Bayer,
Amphetamine drugs are the second mostly used drugs in the world (Gunter, 2007). Amphetamine was first made in Germany in 1887 and was initially used to treat asthma and colds. In 1919, a Japanese, Nagayoshi Nagai made Methamphetamine (Meth) from ephedrine. During the first world war, to keep pilots awake in Germany, USA, Japan and Britannia, they were given methamphetamine. In the 1950s, meth was largely abused by students, athletes, and drivers as an energizing material. After the second world war, due to high storage of methamphetamine in Japan, many of them were sold over-the-counter. That was the first meth epidemic in the world. Meth was also consumed in the US, but due to the requirement of prescription, the spread of drug use decreased. Therefore, in 1959, FDA prohibited all amphetamine inhalers. Other forms of meth were medically used for the treatment of obesity and hyperactivity disorders. In the 1960s, for treating heroin addicts, doctors in San Francisco prescribed methamphetamine, however people abused it. In the 1970s, amphetamine-based drugs were classified under the Controlled Substance Act of 1970 in the USA and necessitated the doctor prescription. In the 1980s, …show more content…
It seems that legalization makes the prisons less crowded and we will have safer cities, improved economics and family cohesions, but will make the drugs cheap. The low cost of drug tempts addicts to use them in more doses than before, making the harm multiplied this way and more crime can happen as it happened after the legalization of marijuana in the USA (Drum, 2015). Non-addicts might also become interested in trying meth even once (Block, 1993; Housak, 2002) and a once that will be repeated. In fact, ignoring the presence of ourselves in a society in which people interact only shows how libertarianism views are selfish and impractical (Bayer,