Giving Prisoners Addictive Drugs: Sometimes a Good Idea
Methadone can help opiate-addicted inmates recover, and many countries have embraced it. But the U.S. hasn't. More »
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Jessica Wapner writes about biomedical issues for Scientific American, Slate, Science, New York, Nature Medicine, Ode, and elsewhere. She also writes Work in Progress for the Public Library of Science's blog network.
Methadone can help opiate-addicted inmates recover, and many countries have embraced it. But the U.S. hasn't. More »
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