when was the controlled substance act passed
Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970. Recreational drug use became relatively common in the U.S. in the late 1960s. To combat the illegal drug use, Congress passed the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act in 1970. The drug laws prior to this Act werenât adequate to address, for example, the illegal use of legally manufactured drugs, such as amphetamines and barbiturates.