Facebook Pinterest Twitter Linkedin Skip to content Drejtesia Home Against Drugs Anti-Drug Unite with Tracy Join the Club January 2, 2024 Addressing Drug Abuse: The 1986 Act’s Impact and Focus The Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986
To improve drug crime reporting, promote international drug control cooperation, and provide appropriations for alcohol and drug abuse programs.
This omnibus bill was drafted, considered and passed during the second session of the 99th Congress in 1986, just before the midterm elections. It was largely motivated by the media frenzy following the death of University of Maryland basketball star Len Bias. The legislation introduced a mandatory minimum sentence for cocaine possession, and set the ratio of powder to crack cocaine at 100 to 1.