Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
April,  1909. 
Hab  it-Forming  D  rugs. 
will  be  made  here :  Specific  regulations  means  laws  specifically 
restricting  the  sale  of  certain  habit-forming-  drugs;  poison  regula- 
tions, restrictions  contained  in  poison  laws;  misbranding  regulations, 
the  enforced  declaration  of  the  quantity  or  proportion  of  certain 
agents.  In  general  it  is  unlawful  to  sell,  furnish,  give  away  or# 
otherwise  dispose  of,  by  retail,  the  drugs,  their  salts  and  derivatives, 
enumerated  in  connection  with  each  state,  except  upon  the  prescrip- 
tions of  legally  qualified  physicians,  dentists  or  veterinarians,  which 
prescriptions  must  be  dated  and  can  be  refilled  only  upon  written 
notice  from  the  original  prescriber,  and  must  be  kept  on  file,  subject 
to  official  inspection  for  varying  lengths  of  time.  The  name  of  the 
prescriber  and  the  name  and  address  of  the  patient  are  also  usually 
required  to  appear  in  the  prescription.  In  many  states  the  sale  of 
preparations  containing  considerable  amounts  of  certain  habit-form- 
ing drugs  is  also  restricted.  As  a  rule  physicians  are  forbidden  to 
prescribe  habit-forming  drugs  to  habitues,  except  in  good  faith  and 
then  only  to  such  persons  as  are  under  their  personal  care. 
Alabama  (1907). — Specific  and  poison  regulations.  Cocaine,  eucaine, 
morphine  and  salts  of  the  preceding.  Prescriptions  calling  for  more  than 
5  grains  cannot  be  rilled  unless  prescribed  with  other  drugs. 
Alaska  (1885). — Specific,  poison  and  misbranding  regulations.  Opium 
and  preparations  of  opium. 
Arizona. — Poison  and  misbranding  regulations  only. 
Arkansas  (1905). — Specific,  poison  and  misbranding  regulations.  Cocaine, 
morphine,  opium,  codeine,  heroin,  their  salts,  compounds  and  preparations 
containing  same,  except  preparations  containing  less  than  2  grains  to  the 
fluidounce. 
California  (1907). — Specific,  poison  and  misbranding  regulations.  Cocaine, 
morphine,  opium,  codeine,  heroin,  their  salts,  compounds  and  preparations 
containing  same,  except  preparations  containing  less  than  2  grains  to  the 
fluidounce. 
Colorado. — Similar  to  Arizona. 
Connecticut  (1905). — Specific,  poison  and  misbranding  regulations. 
Cocaine,  eucaine,  their  salts  and  any  preparations  containing  same.  The 
misbranding  regulation  exempts  from  declaration  the  amounts  of  certain 
drugs  when  present  in  remedies  for  external  use  only. 
Delaware  is  the  only  state  which  does  not  possess  any  restrictions  what- 
ever to  the  sale  of  these  drugs. 
District  of  Columbia  (1906). — Specific,  poison  and  misbranding  regula- 
tions. Cocaine,  morphine,  opium,  chloral  hydrate,  their  salts  and  preparations 
containing  any  of  the  foregoing.  The  above  restrictions  do  not  apply  to 
Dover's  powder,  not  exceeding  20  grains  per  sale,  nor  to  preparations  con- 
taining not  more  than  2  grains  of  opium,  or  grain  morphine,  or  *4  grain 
of  cocaine,  or  2  grains  of  chloral  hydrate  to  the  fluid-  or  avoirdupois  ounce ; 
