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Methadone Deaths in New York City. B-164031(2); GGO-77-25. March
14, 1377- 27 pp.
Repr.rt to Rep. Charles B. Rangel; by Victor 1. Lcve, irector,
General Government Div.
Issue Area: Health Programs (502); Law Enforcement and Crime
Prevention: Controlled Items (1200).
Contact: General Government Div.
Budget Function: sealth: Prevention and Control of Health
Problems (553); La! Faforcenent and Justice: Federal Law
Enforcement and Prcaecution (751).
Organization Concernei: Department of Health, Education, and
Velfare; Departwent of Justice.
Congressional Relevance: Rep. Charles B. Rangel.
Authority: Controlled Substances Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C. 801).
Narcotic Addi--t Treatment Act -. 1974 (P.L. 93-281).
Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970,
as amended (42 U.S.C 257(a)).
Bethadone abuse and its ccnsequences are a serious
problem in New York City. The Office of the Chief Medical
E xaminer of New York City attributed 836 deaths from January
1974 t.) June 1975 to mathadone, either alone or in combination
with other drugs. FindingsfConciusions: Available records
indicate that: the comhination of methadone and other drugs was
found in more deaths °than methadone alone; victims were u.ually
between the ages of l6 and 30 and not enrolled in a methalone
treatment program; the methadone involved in most deaths has
been acquired illegally; and the density of nethadoae treatment
programs and patients in New York City appea:ed to contribute
greatly to tho large number of methadone deaths. Probably more
than half of the patients in treatneut programs sell part of
their take-home supply, contributing to the illicit methadone
problem. Thefts from legitimate sources also contribute to the
illicit methadone supply. The Department of Justice believes
that methadone take-home supplies are the true cause of illicit
methadone supplies and that only the Food and Drug
Administration, responsible for overseeing medical standards for
methadone use in treatment programs, can decide whether to allow
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