http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/a66e23609f87ad1d0048fbec25fc286f.pdf 92ccf26b217ce5fd4cfab6837bbbf120 PDF Text Text Spetember 12, 1971 Major John O'Brien 23 Inf. Division South Viet—Nam Dear Major, Your story in the New York Times today prompts me to write to you, and to send you the enclosed report of research in the treatment of opiate dependence, as these data may be useful to Since this report was written, it has been possible to induct more than 40 patients into cyclazocine therapy without any side effects in 4 days, by combining two of the drugs listed here, cyclazocine and naloxone. you. It my contention since late Spring when the of the crisis in heroin use in Viet-Nam reached first details the prophylactic use of cyclazocine and that our newspapers, naloxone, given daily to troops in an andemeic area, should provide protection against drug abuse, in much the same way that the daily administration of atabrine was useful during an earlier war in preventing malaria. has been These data have been submitted to the Department of Defense and the recommendations have been made in the New York Times. However, both the DOD and the new office of the President are unwilling to risk the problems of a trial in Viet—Nam. To undertake a test study, they say, would be too expensive and too difficult, and would not receive the support of the field commanders._ Should these data interest you in your efforts, perhaps inquiries from the field may Spur some trials. Good luck in your efforts ! Sincerely yours, Max Fink, M.D. Professor of Psychiatry P.S. Should you doubt my credentials, please know that I am a consultant to the FDA, to various industries, and was Captain, MC during the second WW. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: O'Brien, John Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-025-7-475 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1971 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence