New York’s ‘Methadone Pope’ Fought For Addiction Treatment Decades Ahead Of His Time
Despite Newman’s lack of experience, he would more than fulfill the expectations of his boss. Newman was able to grow New York City’s nascent methadone program to 10,000 patients in two years, and by 1975, 35,000 New Yorkers were enrolled in the city’s methadone maintenance program.
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