http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/f914679e2ba423e603365ef91be94cf9.pdf 05fe390f6587f0d716ecb37170befec1 PDF Text Text Bovember 3, 1972 Editor JANA Chicago, Illinois Dear Dr. Hussey, I have taken the liberty of writing a formal letter to the JOurnaZ in reply to the cautions raised by Jaffe and his coworkers last week. issue of further study of long acting methadols is for while neither methadone nor the methadols provide a realistic solution to opiate dependence, the methadols may reduce the amount of illicit opiates freely available in the community, The an important one, thereby reducing the hazards of death and increasing spread of opiate use. rm.- ,, . 'Jmlwivi’lm'vnmww rJ: Mum crew's I believe the Journal should provide editorial leadership to the profession. To the knowledgeable reader, the cautions expressed by Jaffe at 31. suggest that the leaders in Washington will slow down the development of these compounds, using the need for more extensive aniial and human studies before more extensive trials can be undertaken as a legitamate and se1f~reassuring rationalization, Indeed, that is the reason why the authors selected the unusual step of including a section of opinion in their report, labelled Every Silver Lining is Attached to a Cloud. the ultimate solutions for opiate dependence W'mflmwp‘u -‘ :9 V‘T‘H‘.“ "." .'n illicit do not lie in methadone nor in the scetylmethadols; but for the immediate future, the hazards of methadone must be weighed not against some ideal but against the realities of these long acting methadols. In our hands, the methadols seem sufficiently safe and sufficiently important as a replacement for methadone that every effort should be made to encourage this development. Your editorial review is solicited. W‘s-wr‘mqvxw'w‘v Sincerely yOurs, 51'“sz vmgw .~v«rrrw~1v;, "-“ A" mm” ‘4""17 wwwq Max Fink, M.D. Profesor of Psychiatry � 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: Editior JAMA Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-026-5-411 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1972 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