The Narcotic Farm: The Rise and Fall of America’s First Prison for Drug Addicts documents the visual history of this unusual federal prison set up to find a cure for addiction. Featuring more than 150 photos and images, culled from more than two dozen federal, state and local archives, The Narcotic Farm includes accompanying text by filmmakers JP Olsen and Luke Walden and Dr. Nancy Campbell, an associate professor of the history of science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Published by Abrams in 2008.
“Everyone who cares about addiction and recovery in this country should look at these pictures and read this book.”
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Susan Cheever, author of My Name Is Bill Wilson: His Life and the Creation of Alcoholics Anonymous and Desire: Where Sex Meets Addiction.
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