Comments on: United States Narcotics Farm

By: elissasangiovanni

elissasangiovanni — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:28:41 +0000

I saw a documentary on this place and the Dr.’s used animals as well as humans for heroin experimentation and this stuff was as pure as it’s gonna get. At first the monkeys would stick their arms out of their cages when they saw the Dr.’s coming around with the syringes. Then the docs let the monkeys and the humans withdraw from this stuff COLD TURKEY and videoed this shit. After that the monkeys would go nuts when they saw the docs coming around again with the syringes–screaming and the docs had to pry the monkeys off the bars of their cages. The inmates knew what was happening when they heard the monkeys screaming and then all was quiet. The monkeys were the smartest ones in the joint. They didn’t want any part of the stuff. The humans, tho, could have left on good behavior time but chose to stay instead so they could go to the pharmancy and get the goods. Finally this all stopped when they tested results of syphillis with a number of black inmates and this information was leaked. The gov’t gave this country all of its’ drugs. Oh yea, it was all for the army and to make soldiers vicious. They cut this stuff so much now I don’t see how anyone could even get a habit. Don’t think that judges, politicians and all higher ups are not involved in having these drugs transported in and they won’t stop it because they make billions, not millions, of dollars in their pockets.

By: melvin jerry meketon

melvin jerry meketon — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:48:29 +0000

Pat Carter, just got around to looking at this article again and note you would like to know more about Narco. If you google my name, you should be able to get in touch with me. This might motivate me to go to the attic and get those old boxes down. Should be interesting to see how my memory jives with the notes in those boxes. Might even find some papers we wrote on: Cocaine and Collusion or Return to the Opiates, or the psychological scale of opiate withdrawal. Interesting times.

By: Batman

Batman — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:03:21 +0000

I grew up in Eastern KY during the 60’s (yep, survived that….but probably couldn’t today with the abundance of illegal drugs & related activity)….we always were warned and “threatened” to always walk the straight path…OR end up at NARCO…..yep, that’s what we called it in the 60’s….

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 02:18:49 +0000

I was at the Narco from 1951 to 1956 0n what was supposed to be a ten year stay. The first two years was really,really rough. Though I have to admit my remaining time spent was the best time of my life or so thought at the time. I have been on any and every kind of drug ever since, whatever I could get. Now that I am old and on my death bed I get it all presribed by a doctor again. I just wish all the years in between were easier and that I didnt spend so much fucking money throughout the years.

By: pat carter

pat carter — Tue, 19 May 2009 05:41:30 +0000

Melvin that was my reply to your post

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 19 May 2009 05:39:43 +0000

Damn Melvin I wish I could see some of those newspapers. I’m a nostagia freak.

By: Pat Carter

Pat Carter — Tue, 19 May 2009 05:36:32 +0000

Saw a documentary tonight and it was very enlightening. I always thought Lexington was just a fed joint. I live in NYC and when I was a young girl I used to hear guys talking about being at Lexington doing time. And to see that some of the great jazz musicians were patients there and performed great concerts. They say some would check themselves in voluntarily just to be able to play with their counterparts. Amazing. You had all kinds of addicts from different backgrounds but for the most part it was like a club house. At least that’s what was shown of the hospital. “The Man with The Golden Arm” (Frank Sinatra), I have and will watch it again this week. It’s been a long time since I took it out of the case. I saw it when I was about 15 or 16 years old. It scared the hell out of me to see him go through withdrawal like he did but as I grew older I saw that it was reality. Lexington is mentioned by him in the movie.

By: Melvin Jerry Meketon

Melvin Jerry Meketon — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 05:55:56 +0000

I worked at Narco during the 60s. My dissertation was based on the institution. I also collected the “toasts” the prisoners used to chant that formed the foundation of “rap.” The patients put on plays, jazz concerts, painted and sculpted. They also put out their own newspaper. I still have several issues. Among the talking therapies, we had chances to try out different ideas, such as “through the Looking Glass.” In all, it was an exciting time.
There was no mention, apparently, of Kolb Hall that was a mental health treatment facility on the grounds, but for foreign nationals. There were several Chinese sojourners who were there many years.

By: Laura

Laura — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:48:30 +0000

I work on a talk show called State of Affairs from WFPL in Louisville. I thought I would comment to let you know that we’re having the authors of the Narcotic Farm book (two of whom also made the film) on our call in show on January 5th.

We are a call-in show, so if anyone would like to share memories or stories about the subject, we welcome you: 502-814-TALK or soa@wfpl.org. We’re on the air at 11am Eastern and you can listen live online at http://www.wfpl.org.

I’ve been doing research for the show and the Narcotic Farm’s story is definitely fascinating – I had never heard of it despite growing up in Louisville. Should be an interesting hour. Thanks!

By: cathy in michigan

cathy in michigan — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:56:31 +0000

Thanks for exposing who is the real criminals here– the CIA and the doctors who destroy in the name of help. Look at how it is still being done, ads on TV even, for mind altering drug that harm again in the name of help. Very unacceptable.