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From Orgasms to Overdoses: How Marie Nyswander Went from Treating ‘Sexual Frigidity’ to Heroin Addiction
From Orgasms to Overdoses: How Marie Nyswander Went from Treating ‘Sexual Frigidity’ to Heroin Addiction

From Orgasms to Overdoses: How Marie Nyswander Went from Treating ‘Sexual Frigidity’ to Heroin Addiction

In the early 1950s Marie Nyswander was ready to move on from addiction. She set up a private practice and specialized in treating women afflicted with what she would call one of the “gravest problems of our time”: sexual frigidity. She and her adoring husband were living the good life, hanging out with rich art collectors and members of New York City’s literary scene. But when Nyswander started getting phone calls for help, she got pulled in a very different direction….

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Marie Nyswander Changed the Landscape of Addiction. Here’s How Her Story Begins.
Marie Nyswander Changed the Landscape of Addiction. Here’s How Her Story Begins.

Marie Nyswander Changed the Landscape of Addiction. Here’s How Her Story Begins.

In 1946, Marie Nyswander, a recent medical school graduate, joined the U.S. Public Health Service looking for adventure abroad. Instead, they sent her to Lexington, Kentucky’s Narcotic Farm, a prison and rehabilitation facility for people with drug addiction, where therapies included milking cows and basket-making. It was at Lexington that Marie encountered addiction for the first time, and what she saw there disturbed her—and reset her life’s course. [New to the Lost Women of Science? Listen to Episode One of…

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Raised in the shadow of Elvis Presley’s death, Lisa Marie Presley endured multiple divorces, tragedy and a drug addiction
Raised in the shadow of Elvis Presley’s death, Lisa Marie Presley endured multiple divorces, tragedy and a drug addiction

Raised in the shadow of Elvis Presley’s death, Lisa Marie Presley endured multiple divorces, tragedy and a drug addiction

Lisa Marie Presley was the only child of just one of the most popular couples in the globe, and also aspect of one particular of the most tragic households. Numerous would imagine becoming the daughter of “the King of Rock and Roll” came with an abundance of fame and fortune.  But Presley uncovered herself on a darker timeline, 1 loaded with heartbreak and reduction.  By means of all of it, she endured, and stored the flame of her father burning shiny. She…

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Priscilla Presley Gives Update on Lisa Marie After Hospitalization
Priscilla Presley Gives Update on Lisa Marie After Hospitalization

Priscilla Presley Gives Update on Lisa Marie After Hospitalization

Priscilla Presley gave supporters a tiny update about her daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, subsequent her hospitalization on Thursday, January 12. “My beloved daughter Lisa Marie was rushed to the healthcare facility,” Priscilla, 77, informed Individuals in a statement. “She is now acquiring the greatest treatment. Remember to hold her and our family members in your prayers.” The Christmas at Graceland: Dwelling for the Vacations actress extra: “We truly feel the prayers from close to the environment and request for privacy…

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