These Doctors Fought the Federal Bureau of Narcotics to Treat Addiction—With Drugs

After years of disappointing results in her quest to treat heroin addiction, Marie Nyswander was more than ready to try something new. When she met a prominent doctor at the prestigious Rockefeller Institute, now the Rockefeller University, the two embarked on an experiment that would define both of their careers and revolutionize the treatment of addiction for decades to come. But not everyone was happy about it.

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EPISODE TRANSCRIPT

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KATIE HAFNER: Hey, this is the third episode in our series about Marie Nyswander. We want to remind you that there will be some adult content and some archival audio that includes pretty outdated…