1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 By the end of the nineteenth century, “addiction cures” were everywhere.&amp;nbsp; Many people had become addicts at the hand of their own doctors, but The Harrison Narcotics Act of 1914 was poised to reclassify this hapless population as criminals.&amp;nbsp; During this time, social and political activists called Muckrakers galvanized to expose the fraudulent practices of patent medicine companies.&amp;nbsp; Drug historian and The Age of Addiction author Dr. David Courtwright is this week’s expert. &amp;nbsp; This episode is sponsored by True Recovery. &amp;nbsp; Weekly Infusion http://weeklyinfusion.libsyn.com/podcast <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/9041663/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/37217330