Opium: The 60s, 70s and 80s. EP 08

Weekly Infusion by Susan S Pinsky

Apr 15, 201915:28Religion & Spirituality

This week's experts are "The Age of Addiction" author, Dr. David Courtwright, Former Nixon Drug Chief, Dr. Robert Dupont and Harvard Professor, Dr. Bertha Madras Methadone was becoming a popular withdrawal treatment even...

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