As the size of tonsils reaches its maximum at 3 years of age and then regresses gradually, tonsillectomy is usually delayed unless the frequency of infection necessitates it absolutely. The number prompting tonsillectomy varies with the severity of the episodes.
Uniform Controlled Substances Act. The Uniform Controlled Substances Act was drafted by the United States Department of Justice in 1969 and promulgated by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws while the federal Controlled Substances Act was being drafted. Modeled after the federal Act, the uniform act established a drug scheduling system.
Over the years, the Act has had several revisions including: 1  The Psychotropic Substances Act of 1978. 2  The Controlled Substances Penalties Amendments Act of 1984. 3  The Chemical Diversion and Trafficking Act of 1988. 4  The Domestic Chemical Diversion and Control Act of 1993. 5  The Federal Analog Act. 6  The Methamphetamine Precursor Control Act.