The Narcotic Farms Act of 1929 is a United States federal statute 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The 1929 United States public law was repealed by the enactment of the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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* Methadone * Methadone maintenance * 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

References

United States Narcotic Farm Pictorial Biography

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Repeal of Narcotic Farms Act of 1929

Abolishment of narcotic farms

See also

References

United States Narcotic Farm Pictorial Biography

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