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The Borderlands Are Not Flooded with Fentanyl: A Q&A with Dr. Melody Glenn, author of Mother of Methadone

“The fact that this is being used as justification to militarize the border has been shocking for me to watch."

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Caroline Tracey
Aug 14, 2025
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Dr. Melody Glenn. Photo: Desiree Bustos

Dr. Melody Glenn is an associate professor of emergency medicine at the University of Arizona. She’s also the author of Mother of Methadone, available now from Beacon Press. In the book, Dr. Glenn tells the story of Dr. Marie Nyswander, who developed methadone maintenance as a therapy for heroin use in the 1960s, w…

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