Bureau of Drug Abuse Control
Bureau of Drug Abuse Control | |
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Abbreviation | BDAC |
Agency overview | |
Formed | February 1, 1966 |
Dissolved | April 1, 1968 |
Superseding agency | Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | United States of America |
Operational structure | |
Parent agency | Food and Drug Administration |
The Bureau of Drug Abuse Control (BDAC) was formed as a part of the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on February 1, 1966 by President Lyndon B. Johnson and existed until 1968 when it was merged with the Federal Bureau of Narcotics (FBN) to form the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (BNDD).[1][2]
History
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In sum total of the two years that BDAC existed, it investigated and closed around 300 criminal cases, seized 43 clandestine narcotics laboratories, and made over 1,300 arrests.[1]
Finlator
[edit]John Finlator was appointed to be the first Director of the BDAC by FDA Commissioner Dr. James L. Goddard on March 7, 1966. Finlator served as the first and only director of the bureau.[3] Finlator later became the Deputy Director of the BNDD until his resignation from the government in 1972.[3]
Finlator later became an advocate for decriminalizing marijuana and a founding member of NORML.
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Structure
[edit]The BDAC had 3 divisions;[4]
- Case Assistance
- Drug Studies and Statistics
- Investigations
The BDAC had 9 regional field offices;
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "The Early Years" (PDF). Drug Enforcement Administration. January 1, 2020.
- ^ "The DEA Years" (PDF). Drug Enforcement Administration. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
- ^ a b "On this Day. March 7, 2019." DEA Museum. Accessed August 24, 2024.
- ^ Lohman, Joseph D.; Carter, Robert M. "A University Training Program for Agents of the Bureau of Drug Abuse Control". Journal of Criminal Law, Criminology & Police Science. Retrieved August 24, 2024.