Domestic Chemical Diversion Control Act

The Chemical Diversion and Trafficking Act of 1988 defines precursor chemicals that can be used in the process of producing illicit drugs. Companies producing or supplying such chemicals must keep certain records and report orders that are suspicious or above a specified size prior to delivery. The Domestic Chemical Diversion Control Act of 1993 further e.xpanded these controls, dealing particularly with the diversion of ephedrine (found in over-the-counter antihistamines) to the production of methamphetamines ( speed ). 

United States Congress passes the Domestic Chemical Diversion Control Act (DCDCA), aiming to stop the conversion of legal substances into illegal substances. 

Anhydride has been used for the illegal manufacture of heroin [561-27-3] (acetyknorphine) and certain other addictive dmgs. Regulations on acetic anhydtide commerce have long been a feature of European practice. After passage in 1988 of the Chemical Diversion and Trafficking Act, there is also U.S. control. Orders for as much as 1,023 kg acetic anhydtide, for either domestic sale or export, require a report to the Department of Justice, Dmg Enforcement Administration (54). 

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