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Vincent P. Dole, MD; Marie E. Nyswander, MD; Alan Warner, PhD

JAMA. 1968;206(12):2708-2711.

Abstract
A four year trial of methadone blockade treatment has shown 94% success in ending the criminal activity of former heroin addicts. The majority of these patients are now productively employed, living as responsible citizens, and supporting families. The results show unequivocally that criminal addicts can be rehabilitated by a well-supervised maintenance program.

Author Affiliations
From Rockefeller University and Beth Israel Medical Center, New York.

Footnotes
Read before the Section on Preventive Medicine at the 117th annual convention of the American Medical Association, San Francisco, June 19, 1968.

Reprint requests to Rockefeller University, New York 10021 (Dr. Dole).

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