(CTV)Barker arrived at his new job at Oak Ridge in 1965 with a novel plan of his own, one inspired in part by his travels. The prisoner-patients at Oak Ridge could order drug treatments for each other, including LSD, methamphetamine and truth serums. "The point of the whole program was to break us down mentally," former Oak Ridge patient Jim Motherall said in 2016. The superintendent of Oak Ridge, Dr. Barry Boyd, bragged about his young doctor's successes to visiting officials. (BBC)Dr. Gary J. Maier had just graduated from medical school when he took over from Barker at Oak Ridge.

Source: CBC News March 06, 2021 09:10 UTC