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

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

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This is the remarkable story of America's personal and instituional responses to alcoholism and other addictions. It is the story of mutual aid societies: Alcoholics Anonymous and Women for Sobriety and more. It is a story of addiction treatment institutions from inebriate asylums and Keeley Institutes to Hazelden and Parkside. It is the story of evolving treatment interventions that range from water cures and mandatory sterilization to aversion therapies and methadone maintenance.