The real addiction crisis began after 1969 when that heroin became available. And you got a whole generation that was hooked on that. And then In 1970, Congress again acted to criminalize heroin possession. And we got a little bit of freedom until the 1880s, 1980s, when there was drug cartels in Mexico and elsewhere developed supply lanes through the Bahamas and Mexico that the DEA was not ready for. (03:45–03:51)
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Asserts that Congress criminalized heroin possession in 1970.
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