Methadone pioneer Vincent Dole dies at 93 (AP)

By DAVID B. CARUSO, Associated Press Writer Wed Aug 2, 7:16 PM ET NEW YORK - Dr. Vincent P. Dole, whose research in the 1960s established that methadone could be used to treat heroin addiction, died Tuesday. He was 93. Dole had suffered from complications of a ruptured aorta, family members said. A clinician at The Rockefeller University, Dole studied a wide range of human biological processes. But it was his pioneering work with methadone that earned the highest accolades. In 1964, Dole and research ...