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

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 as Timothy Leary was calling for people to "turn on, tune in, drop out." Nixon declared a "war on drugs" and soldiers' drug use in Vietnam shined a light on heroin abuse. The National Institute of Drug Abuse was founded in the 70s and the 80s ushered in the D.A.R.E. Program. This episode is sponsored by Select CBD.

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Opium: The 60s, 70s and 80s. EP 08 is an episode from Weekly Infusion by Susan S Pinsky.

This episode is 15:28 long.

This episode was published on Apr 15, 2019.

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