Journal Published Online: 01 July 1974
Volume 19, Issue 3

Opiate Overdose Deaths in the District of Columbia. Part II—Methadone-Related Fatalities

CODEN: JFSCAS

Abstract

With widespread clinical utilization of methadone as a treatment modality for heroin addiction, public attention has been drawn increasingly of late to its potential for diversion to nontherapeutic situations. Deaths directly related to the abuse of black-market methadone have received considerable notoriety in the District of Columbia and elsewhere. Much can and has been learned relating to the complex epidemiological dynamics of the situation, where careful examination of a cohort of methadone-related fatalities has afforded promulgation of reasoned public policy decisions relative to community methadone utilization. Countermeasures taken to control the problem here have proven remarkably effective.

Author Information

Greene, MH
U.S. Public Health Service, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Center for Disease Control, Atlanta, Ga.
Luke, JL
Government of the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C.
DuPont, RL
Government of the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C.
Pages: 10
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Stock #: JFS10214J
ISSN: 0022-1198
DOI: 10.1520/JFS10214J