Origin of the AgencyThe Drug Enforcement Administration has a long history that marks its importance and succession. Many things happened in the late 1960s and early 1970s that shaped the following years: the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., the hippie movement, the final days of the Vietnam War, the dissolution of the Beatles, Woodstock. , the first man on the moon and the start of the Watergate scandal (just to name a few). President Richard Nixon took office in 1968, a time ripe for the end of the Vietnam War and violence across the United States due to anti-war and race riots. Before the Drug Enforcement Administration was enacted, drug-related issues were addressed. by different federal agencies rather than by a single agency as is currently the case. “Federal drug law enforcement began in 1915 with the Bureau of Internal Revenue” (“Drug Enforcement Administration” 4). Illegal drug use has always been a problem and continues to increase and remains a predominant problem across the country. The 1960s were marked by a predominant period of increased drug use. It was a time when the hippie-marijuana movement was happening, organized crime was evident, and famous psychologist and writer Timothy Leary was advocating for psychedelic drugs. During his presidency, Richard Nixon saw the need for a more effective approach to dealing with the growing drug problem in order to protect America from violence and "restore law and order", as he would say this was his goal and slogan for his campaign in the 2007 presidential election of 1968. Before the creation of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), drug control was regulated by the Bureau of Narcotics and Da.. .... middle of article ....... 2011. .“Drug Enforcement Administration 1970-1975.” United States Drug Enforcement Administration. US Drug Enforcement Administration, nd Web. December 4, 2011. “MICHELE M. LEONHART DEA Administrator Drug Enforcement Administration US Department of Justice. » United States Drug Enforcement Administration. United States Drug Enforcement Administration, nd Web. December 6, 2011. "An Overview of the Southwest Border Drug Enforcement Administration's Federal Drug Control Programs." » Office of National Drug Control Policy Publications. U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs, November 30, 2011. Web. December 6. 2011. .