Abstract
The officially announced goals of the 1973 New York State Drug Laws are noted and the nature of these laws is described. Anticipated results of enforcement and actual impact of these laws are compared against a background of related trends in drug abuse control. This assessment suggests that these laws were a political response, consistent with some public fears and attitudes but in opposition to trends in legal and socio-medical thinking and national policy. Some alternatives are considered.
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