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Slaying the Dragon: The History of Addiction Treatment and Recovery in America

by William L. White

1998

The story of mutual aid societies, addiction treatment centers from the inebriate asylums to Hazelden, of evolving treatments from water cures & mandatory sterilization to aversion therapies & methadone. A sweeping history of an enduring problem & the birth of treatment for it.

Details:

• Age Group: Adult
• Length: 390 pages
• Publisher: Chestnut Health Systems (1998)
• ID: 1235