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Narcotic Farms Act of 1929

Summary

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 narcotic drugs. The United States public law designated the construction of the narcotic dependent treatment facilities, which became known as the United States Public Health Service Hospitals, with the first infirmary opening in 1935 at Lexington, Kentucky, while the second infirmary opened in 1938 at Fort Worth, Texas.[1][2]

Narcotic Farms Act of 1929
Great Seal of the United States
Long titleAn Act to establish two United States narcotic farms for the confinement and treatment of persons addicted to the use of habit-forming narcotic drugs who have been convicted of offenses against the United States, and for other purposes.
Enacted bythe 70th United States Congress
EffectiveJanuary 19, 1929
Citations
Public lawPub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 70–672
Statutes at Large45 Stat. 1085
Codification
Titles amended21 U.S.C.: Food and Drugs
U.S.C. sections created21 U.S.C. ch. 8 §§ 221-237
Legislative history
  • Introduced in the House as H.R. 13645 by Stephen G. Porter (R–PA) on May 14, 1928
  • Committee consideration by House Judiciary
  • Passed the House on May 21, 1928 (Passed)
  • Passed the Senate on January 7, 1929 (Passed)
  • Signed into law by President Calvin Coolidge on January 19, 1929

The H.R. 13645 legislation was passed by the U.S. 70th Congressional session and enacted into law by President Calvin Coolidge on January 19, 1929.

Repeal of Narcotic Farms Act of 1929 edit

The 1929 United States public law was repealed by the enactment of the Public Health Service Act on July 1, 1944.[3]

Abolishment of narcotic farms edit

 
The facility in Texas

By 1975, the two narcotic farm establishments had been abrogated as a national anti-narcotic treatment program in the rural United States. 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
Anti-narcotic legislative policies
  • Narcotic Addict Rehabilitation Act of 1966[4]
  • Alcoholic and Narcotic Addict Rehabilitation Amendments of 1968[5]
  • Community Mental Health Centers Amendments of 1970[6]
  • Narcotic Addict Treatment Act of 1974[7][8]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Name for Narcotic Farm at Lexington, Kentucky ~ 49 Stat. 1840". United States Code ~ Office of the Law Revision Counsel. United States House of Representatives. June 23, 1935. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
  2. ^ "Name for Narcotic Farm at Fort Worth, Texas ~ 52 Stat. 134". United States Code ~ Office of the Law Revision Counsel. United States House of Representatives. March 28, 1938. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
  3. ^ "Public Health Service Act of 1944 ~ P.L. 78-410" (PDF). 58 Stat. 719 ~ Repeal of Existing Law. USLaw.Link. July 1, 1944.
  4. ^ "Narcotic Addict Rehabilitation Act of 1966 ~ P.L. 89-793" (PDF). 80 Stat. 1438 ~ House Bill 9167. U.S. Government Printing Office. November 8, 1966.
  5. ^ "Alcoholic and Narcotic Addict Rehabilitation Amendments of 1968 ~ P.L. 90-574" (PDF). 82 Stat. 1005 ~ House Bill 15758. U.S. Government Printing Office. October 15, 1968.
  6. ^ "Community Mental Health Centers Amendments of 1970 ~ P.L. 91-211" (PDF). 84 Stat. 54 ~ Senate Bill 2523. U.S. Government Printing Office. March 13, 1970.
  7. ^ "Narcotic Addict Treatment Act of 1974 ~ P.L. 93-281" (PDF). 88 Stat. 124 ~ Senate Bill 1115. U.S. Government Printing Office. May 14, 1974.
  8. ^ "S. 1115 ~ Narcotic Addict Treatment Act of 1974". P.L. 93-281 ~ 88 Stat. 124. Congress.gov. March 6, 1973.

United States Narcotic Farm Pictorial Biography edit

  • "Narcotic Farm - Fort Worth, Texas". University of Texas Arlington Libraries. University of Texas at Arlington.
  • "United States Public Health Service Hospital, United States Narcotic Farm, Fort Worth, Texas". University of Texas Arlington Libraries. University of Texas at Arlington.
  • "Narcotic Farm Federal Groundbreaking Exercises in Fort Worth". University of Texas Arlington Libraries. University of Texas at Arlington.

External links edit

  • Ball, Ph.D., John C.; Cottrell, B.A., Emily S. (June 1965). "Admissions of Narcotic Drug Addicts to Public Health Service Hospitals, 1935-63". Public Health Rep. 80 (6): 471–5. doi:10.2307/4592454. JSTOR 4592454. PMC 1919588. PMID 14299200.
  • Campbell, Nancy D.; Olsen, J.P.; Walden, Luke (October 1, 2008). The Narcotic Farm: The Rise and Fall of America's First Prison for Drug Addicts. Abrams. p. 208. ISBN 978-0810972865. OCLC 182963503.
  • Choi, Charles Q. (October 24, 2008). "Reaping a Sad Harvest: A "Narcotic Farm" That Tried to Grow Recovery". Scientific American. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  • French, George H. (August 3, 1936). "Federal Narcotic Farm To Be Built Near Fort Worth". Victoria Advocate. Victoria, Texas.
  • Kramer, Wayne (Narrator) (2008). The Narcotic Farm (Documentary). USA: King Love Films. OCLC 632172063.
  • Treadway, W.L. (August 2, 1935). "Dedication and Opening of the Lexington Narcotic Farm". Public Health Reports. 50 (31): 996–1000. doi:10.2307/4581605. JSTOR 4581605. S2CID 79798896.
  • The Narcotic Farm at IMDb  
  • Williams, Jessica (September 11, 2014). "A Look at Treatment History: The Narcotic Farm". IRETA.org. Institute for Research, Education and Training in Addictions.
  • "Decision of Comptroller General - 9 Comp. Gen. 471 ~ Narcotic Farms Appropriations". U.S. GAO ~ A-31311. U.S. Government Accountability Office. May 9, 1930.