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Vincent Dole
Vincent Dole (born 1913 in Chicago, died August 1, 2006) was an American doctor, who, along with his wife Dr Marie Nyswander (died 1986), worked in heroin dependency treatment. He pioneered the use of methadone as a maintenance opioid and his work resulted in the partial re-legalization of opioid maintenance in the United States.
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