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The State Versus Harlem
The State Versus Harlem

The State Versus Harlem

By Matt Kautz

Over the past few years, Americans have paid greater attention to the harm caused by opiates and rising heroin use, specifically in white, rural areas. The New York State Department of Health has dedicated a large portion of its website to sharing statistics of opioid overdoses in the state, warning signs about what addiction looks like, information on the state’s program for monitoring doctor’s prescriptions, and how those addicted can receive treatment.

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Manhattan, Medicine & Public Health, Postwar New York, Crime & Policing, Race & EthnicityGuest UserOpioid Addiction, Matt Kautz, New York State Department of Health, Rehabilitation, Rockefeller Drug Laws, Punitive Punishment, Federal Bureau of Narcotics, Harlem, Marijuana, Heroin, Metcalf-Volker Act, Boggs Act, Nelson Rockefeller, Barry Goldwater, Urban Decay, Children, Harlem Neighborhood Association, Reality House, Leroy Looper, United Harlem Drugfighters, Mount Morris Park Hospital, Gramercy Park, James Allen, National Economic Growth and Reconstruction Organization (NEGRO), Narcotics Addiction Rehabilitation Act (NARA), Addicts Rehabilitation Center (ARC), Civil Rights Movement Comment