Advocacy for Methadone Treatment
Authors: Robert G. Newman
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1990)

Editorials1 December 1990Advocacy for Methadone TreatmentRobert G. Newman, MD, MPHRobert G. Newman, MD, MPHSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-113-11-819 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAfter Drs. Nyswander and Dole initially reported their research findings with methadone treatment at the Rockefeller University in 1965 (1), its applicability on a very broad scale was quickly demonstrated. By the end of 1972, over 30 000 former heroin addicts were receiving methadone in New York City alone. Reflecting the extraordinary speed with which treatment capacity can be expanded, a single program, operated by the city's Health Services Administration, enrolled over 10 000 patients within a 2-year period (2).Treatment outcomes were essentially the same in very large, inevitably more impersonal, programs as they had been when conducted under...References1. DoleNyswander VM. A medical treatment for diacetylmorphine (heroin) addiction. A clinical trial with methadone hydrochloride. JAMA. 1965;193:646-50. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Newman R. Methadone Treatment in Narcotic Addiction. New York: Academic Press; 1977:115. Google Scholar3. Gearing F. Evaluation of methadone maintenance treatment program. Int J Addict. 1970;5:517-43. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. GearingSchweitzer FM. An epidemiologic evaluation of long-term methadone maintenance treatment for heroin addiction. Am J Epidemiol. 1974;100:101-12. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. GunneGrönbladh LL. 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