The psychology of alcoholism / by George B. Cutten.

  • George Barton Cutten
Date:
1907
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Credit: The psychology of alcoholism / by George B. Cutten. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    THE p5yYCHOLOGY OF ALCOHOLISM. Choy as hul. INTRODUCTION. Historical and present use of alcohol—Awakening regarding alcohol—Former attack on alcohol almost wholly of a religious character—The awakening among different classes of people— Men of science—Physicians—Anti-alcoholic con- gresses—Legislators—Society—The economic phase—Cost in different countries—Pauperism—Attitude of business— Death-rate—Disease—Purpose and plan of the following chapters. x THE use of alcohol is universal, and is coeval with the history of the race. The earliest Egyptian, Babylonian, and Hebrew writings show drunkenness to have been common, and from this we infer that it existed long before the art of writing was known. Some form of intoxication has always been found by the investigators of the most primitive people, and it was also discovered that the early races were ex- cessive and violent drinkers, their debauches ac- companied by uncontrolled excitement, rather than steady and habitual imbibers. The warnings found in early Egyptian and Hebrew writings show that the danger of drunkenness was apparent over three thousand years ago. With the boasted wisdom and intelligence of our advanced civilization, when we clearly recognise the ever-increasing danger, we seem as powerless as they to prevent the increase of the use of alcohol.
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