IS ALCOHOL HABITFORMING?
Dr. Irving Fisher, in answer to this question, “Is Alcohol Habit-forming?” savs, “Yes, in the practical sense of tlie word. Habitual users -of alcohol are numerous. Of these, some become excessive drinkers, or addicts, or chronic alcoholics, and ‘problem’ drinkers. The tendency of alcohol habitues is to increase the amount they take. They drink more often and tend to substitute the stronger alcoholic beverages for those of low alcohohc content. The habitual user of alcohol, who cannot voluntarily discontinue its use without sufTering some considerable distress of body and mind, lias become an addict. He is a sick person and should put himself under treatment.”
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White Ribbon, Volume 22, Issue 5, 1 June 1950, Page 2
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108IS ALCOHOL HABITFORMING? White Ribbon, Volume 22, Issue 5, 1 June 1950, Page 2
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