Melody Glenn—Mother of Methadone: A Doctor's Quest, a Forgotten History, and a Modern-Day Crisis (opens in new tab)

Methadone is a life-saving medication upon which users are dependent in the same way people with diabetes require insulin, Melody Glenn notes. In _Mother of Methadone: A Doctor's Quest, a Forgotten History, and a Modern-Day Crisis_, Glenn interweaves the biography of Marie Nyswander, co-founder of methadone maintenance treatment, with experiences from her own training as an addiction physician.