A Century of Drug Rehab: What is Coolidge's Legacy?

A Century of Drug Rehab: What is Coolidge's Legacy? One of Calvin Coolidge's final acts as President was to sign into law the Narcotic Farms Act of 1929, which established the first federal government-run drug addiction treatment facilities. How well did the law work and what have we learned in the 97 years years since? Please join us May 27, 6:30 PM, at the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library & Museum as we explore Coolidge's legacy in the field of drug rehabilitation with a stellar group of panelists: Prof. Marjorie Senechal, Louise Wolff Kahn Professor Emerita in Mathematics and History of Science and Technology, Smith College Prof. Sally Marlow, Professor of Practice in Public Understanding of Mental Health Research at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London Dr. Thomas Lincoln, Associate Professor of Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate Prof. Nancy Campbell, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Author, "OD: Naloxone and the Politics of Overdose" Taylor McDonough, Director of Substance Use Prevention in the City of Northampton's Health and Human Services Department Bill Scher, President of the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library & Museum Standing Committee will moderate