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Jerome Jaffe

b. 1933

American government official

BaltimoreUniversity of Maryland School of Medicine
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About Jerome Jaffe

Born 1933. Jerome Jaffe is an American baltimore and university of Maryland School of Medicine.

Jerome H. Jaffe (born July 6, 1933) is a clinical professor and was the drug Czar under the administration of President of the United States Richard Nixon.

Career Many American soldiers used heroin during the Vietnam War. According to Representative Robert Steele in a report for the House Foreign Affairs Committee, there was little use in the Army until late 1969. But by 1971, 10 to 15 percent of the troops in Vietnam were using heroin from the Golden Triangle. It was about this time that based on the efforts of Jaffe, methadone clinics were established in the U.S., partly to treat addicted veterans.

Under the administration of President Nixon, Jerome Jaffe was the chief of the Special Action Office for Drug Abuse Prevention (SAODAP), an executive agency created by President Nixon, a member of the Republican Party of the United States. During his career, he popularized the use of methadone treatments for heroin addicts, stating that "There was evidence that methadone treatment was effective. There were some good controlled studies." He also initiated "methadone programs, detoxification programs, and therapeutic communities." He lives in Maryland and has three grandchildren.

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Who is Jerome Jaffe?

American government official

When was Jerome Jaffe born?

Jerome Jaffe was born on 6 July 1933 in Philadelphia.

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Jerome Jaffe is a baltimore and university of Maryland School of Medicine.

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Jerome Jaffe is American.

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· Wikipedia: Jerome Jaffe

· Wikidata: Q6182768

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