Doctors’ Groundbreaking Research Led to Methadone’s Use in Treating Addiction – Lodi News-Sentinel

Doctors’ groundbreaking research led to methadone’s use in treating addiction – Lodi News-Sentinel

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Doctors' groundbreaking research led to methadone's use in treating addiction
Lodi News-Sentinel
Their research eventually focused on methadone, first synthesized in Germany and used as a substitute for morphine. They started treating heroin addicts with methadone in 1964, finding that the drug blocked heroin's rush and instead provided a slow

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