Maier, Timothy W.

On Dope Row. / Timothy W. Maier. - Insight, 2002. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2003. Article 67. Health, 1522-323X; .

Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2003. Originally Published: On Dope Row, Feb. 25, 2002; pp. 12+.

This article is an investigative report revealing "that scores of inmates are dying of drug overdoses in America's state penal institutions, while administrators deny that their prisons have a drug problem." (INSIGHT) The author provides statistics and answers, according to prisoners and guards, to why "the illegal drug trade is flourishing behind bars.".

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Death--Causes.
Drug abuse--Testing.
Drug abuse--Treatment.
Drugs--Overdosage.
Prisoners--Drug use.
Prisoners--Treatment.

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