Who Is Responsible for Treating the Addicts? EP 7

Weekly Infusion by Susan S Pinsky

Apr 10, 201915:25Religion & Spirituality

With doctors forbidden from treating the addicts they had created, this population began resorting to unlawful activities to acquire drugs. WWII interrupted the opium trade, making it easier for the U.S. to crack down on...

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