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Iowa methadone debate grows amid rising heroin cases
Des Moines doctors report 236 heroin cases since January 1, 1970, estimating about 2,360 in Iowa. They describe two methadone programs at Des Moines and Iowa City centers, discuss maintenance versus withdrawal, recidivism rates, and the need for additional state facilities and VA involvement.
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Des Moines
Erle W. Fitz
College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery
Iowa
Phillip J. Levine
Robert Ray
Drake University Pharmacy School
Iowa City
Veterans Administration
William J. Ford
Knoxville
Fitz
Levine
Federal Drug Treatment Center
Lexington
Ford
Iowa Medical Society Executive Council
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
John Sunderbruch
Cherokee
Mount Pleasant
Independence
Clarinda