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The discovery of addiction. Changing conceptions of habitual drunkenness in America.
Abstract
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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Metadata
- Authors
- Levine, H. G.
- Venue
- Journal of Studies on Alcohol
- Publisher
- Alcohol Research Documentation, Inc.
- Published
- 1978-01
- Volume
- 39
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 143-174
- ISSN
- 0096-882X (ISSN-L)
- 1934-2683
- OpenAlex
- W2090227893
- Cited by
- 686
- References
- 21
- FWCI
- 6.10
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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