Contrôler les drogues et réguler les professions de santé au Brésil, 1920-1950

Abstract

The international system of drugs’ control implies that drugs’ circulation are confined to the medico-scientific field. This article analyze how this field has been established and stabilized in Brazil between the 1920s and the 1950s through the lenses of the commission which organized the control of drugs in the country (CNFE). We study the process of inclusion and exclusion that are linked to the delimitation of this field and show how, during this period, the drugs’ control and regulations focused in particular on those who were their legitimate dealers: the health professions and establishments.

Keywords

• État
• drogues
• Brésil