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Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why

What Medical Writers SayBy Martha Meir Allen
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Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why
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In "Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why," Martha Meir Allen delivers a compelling critique of the pervasive myths surrounding alcohol's medicinal properties. With a sharp, analytical style, Allen interweaves rigorous research and anecdotal evidence, meticulously dissecting the historical and sociocultural contexts that have perpetuated alcohol's acceptance as a therapeutic agent. The text examines the physiological and psychological implications of alcohol consumption, positioning it against emerging alternatives in contemporary medicine, thus prompting readers to reevaluate its role in healthcare and society at large. Martha Meir Allen, a seasoned health advocate and cultural critic, draws on her extensive background in public health and her firsthand experiences with addiction and recovery. These personal insights enrich her narrative, illuminating the often-overlooked consequences of alcohol use. Allen's dedication to social health reform inspired her to undertake this project, reinforcing the notion that awareness and informed choices can reshape public perception and policy regarding alcohol as a medical solution. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in public health, addiction studies, or social justice. Allen's thought-provoking arguments and evidence-based conclusions challenge entrenched beliefs about alcohol, making it a crucial addition to the discourse on health and medicine. I highly recommend it to scholars, practitioners, and general readers alike, as it fosters an essential dialogue about a pressing societal issue.
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GenreHealth and Wellness
Length10 hrs 31 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 2, 2019
LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1Introduction
33ALCOHOL AND STOMACH DIGESTION.
2CHAPTER I. History of the Study of Alcohol.
34EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL UPON THE BLOOD.
3CHAPTER II. The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union in Opposition to Alcohol as Medicine.
35ALCOHOL AND THE HEART.
4CHAPTER III. Alcohol as a Producer of Disease.
36EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL UPON THE LIVER.
5CHAPTER IV. Temperance Hospitals.
37EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL UPON THE KIDNEYS.
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6CHAPTER V. The Effects of Alcohol Upon the Human Body.
38CHAPTER VI.
7CHAPTER VI. Alcohol as Medicine.
39ALCOHOL AS A MEDICINE.
8CHAPTER VII. Alcohol in Pharmacy.
40IS ALCOHOL FOOD?
9CHAPTER VIII. Diseases, and Their Treatment Without Alcohol.
41IS ALCOHOL A STIMULANT?
10CHAPTER IX. Alcohol and Nursing Mothers.
42ALCOHOL AS A TONIC.
11CHAPTER X. Comparative Death-Rates With and Without the Use of Alcohol.
43ALCOHOL AS A SEDATIVE.
12CHAPTER XI. Reasons Why Alcohol is Dangerous as Medicine.
44ALCOHOL AS AN ANTIPYRETIC.
13CHAPTER XII. Why Doctors Still Prescribe Alcoholics.
45PROFESSOR ATWATER’S CONCLUSIONS UPON ALCOHOL AS A FUEL-FOOD.
14CHAPTER XIII. Alcoholic Proprietary or “Patent" Medicines.
46CHAPTER VII.: ALCOHOL IN PHARMACY.
15CHAPTER XIV. Drugging.
47CHAPTER VIII.
16CHAPTER XV. Testimonies of Physicians Against Alcoholic Medication.
48DISEASES, AND THEIR TREATMENT WITHOUT ALCOHOL.
17CHAPTER XVI. Recent Researches Upon Alcohol.
49CONSUMPTION.
18CHAPTER XVII. Miscellaneous.
50PNEUMONIA.
19INTRODUCTION.
51POISON, ANIMAL.
20PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION.
52TYPHOID FEVER.
21ALCOHOL.
53CHAPTER IX.: ALCOHOL AND NURSING MOTHERS.
22CHAPTER I.: HISTORY OF THE STUDY OF ALCOHOL.
54CHAPTER X.: COMPARATIVE DEATH-RATES WITH AND WITHOUT THE USE OF ALCOHOL AS A REMEDY.
23CHAPTER II.: THE WOMAN’S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION IN OPPOSITION TO ALCOHOL AS MEDICINE.
55CHAPTER XI.: REASONS WHY ALCOHOL IS DANGEROUS AS MEDICINE.
24CHAPTER III.: ALCOHOL AS A PRODUCER OF DISEASE.
56CHAPTER XII.: WHY DOCTORS STILL PRESCRIBE ALCOHOLICS.
25CHAPTER IV.
57CHAPTER XIII.
26TEMPERANCE HOSPITALS.
58ALCOHOLIC PROPRIETARY OR ‘PATENT’ MEDICINES.: Many Druggists Indignant. A PATENT-MEDICINE ADVERTISEMENT CONTAINS UNAUTHORIZED ENDORSEMENTS.
27THE LONDON TEMPERANCE HOSPITAL.
59CHAPTER XIV.: “DRUGGING.”
28THE FRANCES E. WILLARD NATIONAL TEMPERANCE HOSPITAL.
60CHAPTER XV.: TESTIMONIES OF PHYSICIANS AGAINST ALCOHOLIC MEDICATION.
29THE RED CROSS HOSPITAL.
61CHAPTER XVI.: RECENT RESEARCHES UPON ALCOHOL.
30ALCOHOL IN OTHER HOSPITALS.
62CHAPTER XVII.
31CHAPTER V.
63MISCELLANEOUS.
32THE EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL UPON THE HUMAN BODY.

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