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According to the drug enforcement administration drug addiction is?
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The DEA uses the following definition: The term "addict" means any individual who habitually uses any narcotic drug so as to endanger the public morals, health, safety, or welfare, or who is so far addicted to the use of narcotic drugs as to have lost the power of self-control with reference to his addiction.
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When was Drug Enforcement Administration created?
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) was established by President Richard Nixon through an Executive Order in July of 1973.
What does DEA stand for?
Drug Enforcement Administration
What federal law enforcement agencies does not operate under the Department of the Treasury?
the answer is the (DEA)
What is the meaning of this abbreviation DEA for a doctor?
Drug Enforcement Administration.
Which of the agencies mission is to enforce control substances?
Enforcing the laws about controlled substances would either fall under the Drug Enforcement Administration. The Drug Enforcement Administration operates under the aupices of the Department of Justice.
What is does DEA stand for?
it stands for drug enforcement administration
What makes marijuana a controlled substances?
The DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) places substances into various schedules (1-5) based on their potential for causing addiction and medical usefulness. Marijuana (as THC, or dronabinol) is classified as schedule- 4, meaning its addiction potential is less than morphine, in schedule-2.
What is additive drug?
Drug "addition" or addiction? If you do mean drug addiction, different people have different opinions regarding what constitutes actual drug addiction ( as opposed to use). There is also no universally accepted, set in stone definition of "drug addiction"(by the drug treatment and/or mental health profession, or professionsals with credible expertise in the field). There is only the best-answer- available, or that can be provided so far. You can look it up via the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration), and other souces. Do know, though, that phyisiological addiction does not necessarily equal actual addiction or abuse. There is a time component and harm component both to be considered when assessing whether someone has an addiction to drugs. Abuse is also not necessarily an addiction, unless it becomes chronic (longer term). This question is HUGELY debated, and is a very important question. A good book with actual, unbiased facts regarding addiction and drugs is "Buzzed".
What are the origins of the FDA?
The Bureau of Chemistry existed during The Food and Drug Act of 1906. Then in 1927, a enforcement agency known as the Food, Drug and Insecticide Administration was create and in 1930 it was renamed the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
What does the FDEA do?
You have either used the wrong letters or are asking about something I (or Google) have never heard of. What agency you are asking about. The FDA is the Food & Drug Administration. The DEA is the Drug Enforcement Administration. FEMAis the Federal Emergency Management Administration. The FAAis the Federal Aviation Administration. (????)
What agency deals with the battle against illegal drugs?
That would be the DEA, the Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration.
What is a drug police called?
Usually an anti-gang/anti-drug unit would be called the Vice unit. However, the Drug Enforcement Administration usually handles anti-drug raids.
