JP Olsen, Luke Walden; a co-production of King Love Films and the Independent Television Service (ITVS), with funding provided by CPB.
Portland, OR
In 1935, government scientists at the U.S. Public Health Service Narcotics Farm began a quest to discover a cure for drug addiction. Forty years later, this federal prison for the rehabilitation of drug addicts had closed amid scandal over its inmate drug-testing program. Today, former inmates and doctors tell the story of what really happened inside the Narcotic Farm.
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