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The use of drugs is very ancient in the socio-economic, cultural and historical context of Bangladesh. The British East India Company started the first opium cultivation and opium trade in India in their commercial interest and issued a decree and appointed some officers for this purpose. The British made a lot of money by producing opium in India, exporting it to other parts of the world, including China, and opening opium shops in that country. The first opium law was introduced in 1858, bringing the opium trade under government control, and the Opium Department was established in 18 by amending the Opium Act. Revenue collection from cannabis and alcohol also started and in 1909 the Bengal Excise Act and the Bengal Excise Department were established. In 1930, the government enacted The Dangerous Drugs Act-1930 after the spread of various types of drugs made from opium and cocaine, in addition to opium, alcohol and cannabis. Similarly, the government enacted the Opium Smoking Act-1932 in 1932 and the Dangerous Drugs Rules-1939 in 1939 to control opium use. After the establishment of Pakistan in 1947, alcohol was controlled for the MuslimsTheProhibition Rules-1950 were created in 1950. The Opium Sales Rules-1957 were enacted in 1956 during the Pakistan period. Then in the sixties the Bengal Excise Department was renamed as Excise and Taxation Department and placed under the Ministry of Finance.