By the Time the Harrison Narcotics Act Was Passed in 1914

question 31

Multiple Choice

By the time the Harrison Narcotics Act was passed in 1914

• A) narcotics abuse was reaching its peak in the United States.
• B) narcotics abuse had been on the decline for about 10 years.
• C) narcotics abuse was limited to smoking opium by Chinese immigrants.
• D) physicians were no longer able to prescribe narcotics to patients.

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