"Methadone Pope" Dr. Robert Newman Dies At 80

The doctor famously commissioned an unused ferry boat to serve as a temporary methadone clinic when a private clinic shut down in 1972. The “methadone pope” passed away this month, sparking a conversation about his groundbreaking contributions to the worlds of harm reduction and medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for substance use disorder. Dr. Robert Newman spent… Continue reading "Methadone Pope" Dr. Robert Newman Dies At 80

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