A documentary series about the nature of drug addiction, the current status of addiction, and various programs of prevention and treatment. Participants in the series include Dr. Rafael S. Gamso; Meyer Diskind of New York State Board of Parole; and Joseph Fiedoral, a Chicago policeman.An online collection of early educational public radio content from the National Association of Educational Broadcasters (NAEB).
This program, the fifth of six parts about treatment programs for addicts, explores the work of St. Leonard's House, a half-way house for ex-prisoners in Chicago. Father James G. Jones speaks in favor of legalization of narcotics.