The discovery of addiction. Changing conceptions of habitual drunkenness in America.
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The modern conception of alcoholism as a progressive, addictive disease dates from the late 18th century. By the mid-1800s it had become an integral part of American Temperance thought, as did the belief that total abstinence offered the only remedy for intemperance.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of studies on alcohol
دوره 39 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1978