United States Narcotics Farm
September 27, 2008 by Ron Garrison
Filed under David Stephenson, Mark Cornelison, Second Look, Slideshows, UK Athletics
Before Lexington was known for its Selectric typewriters and its UK basketball team, it was known for a Utopian haven for America’s drug addicts. A new book, The Narcotic Farm: The Rise and Fall of American’s
First Prison for Drug Addicts, traces the history of The United States Narcotic Farm on Leestown Road.