Independent Lens
The Grocery List Show
Host Chrissy Camba, former Top Chef contender, and guests visit international grocery stores across the U.S. and cook together, illustrating how cuisine can forge cultural connections.
The Narcotic Farm
The story of the U.S. Public Health Service Narcotics Farm, a federal prison for the rehabilitation of drug addicts and how government scientists tried for 40 years to discover a cure for drug addiction.
- Premiere Date
- November 1, 2008
- Length
- 60 minutes
- Funding Initiative
- Open Call
Producer/Director
JP Olsen
Producer/Director
Luke Walden
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The Film
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.
