New-York tribune., 1886-11-11
BID ErFECTs or Tue COCAINE HABIE
IT'S POWER FOR ILL saouLD Bs CONSIDERED IN
ESTIMATING ITS INFLUENCE

IT'S POWER FOR ILL saoULD BR CONSIDERED IN
ESTIMATING ITS INFLUENCE.
At session In Brooklyn of the American
Association for of IDsbrat~s which has just
cosed the principal topic OF discussion cocaine.
Dr. Joseph Parrish Of Burlington. N J.. the prssidens
Editor Of The Journal OF Iebriey OF Hartford.
secretary Several members of association gsve the
results OF their observation and experiences with 90
eaine.
DR.. Crotners read . rspors Of several cases. Two
were under his and i've had eonsutet him in per
or by letter All bad been OF alcohol
or opium The cocaine had been used for from six to
eight months. and Ia all the effects were disas
trous-debility. cancellation. night swsats, men
tai enfseblcment, hallncinstons. dslnsions or
mania point OF interest that tho majority OF
these cases had Inherited nervous tsint.
ancestors having been insane. epilepc paraytic or
nebrae His experience led MIN TO think that cocaine
caused stimulation. exhiaration and manila The mind
seemed In n whiri from thought another without
power Of concentration. This sometimes followed
by sle-p or stupor. and afterwsrd wr.;cned
debility tho least exsrton The three slae-s-stimu-
alton. darcotism and depressiou-seemed Intense and
might truly bo called mania, and melancholiA In
three OF his the exbsrsnt mp for
long by small freqaenr dosss He considered
inued likely the neHragtc and
cougestve attacks of alcohol and opiumtakinx but in
their p ace general mental and muscular degeneration
with extreme depression.
Dr. CrotRers thought cocaine nebrety would not be-
como prominent excspt sdisd factor in other
forms OF chronic intoxicaon that cocaine should not
IN breaking away FROM other drugs anil be believed
best evidence thus far presentsd proved that simple
or have been alcohol. opium other drug-taksr no
doubt Is increasing that It IL more dangerous ss an In
toxcant than alcohol opium. that its peculiarly dan
cerous eets mind and body will precu IL its general
nse siimuant and tnat IL 10 more rsb-lous 10 tr"s-
a or IN axll
than any other form OF inebrety
Home. had noted under hts Mental
Impairment deiusions ami obssrved.
Que patient a. Dr. Crothrrs I'D m-otioued used the
drug frequently. someumes every fifteen minutes. He
Thought its use by those addicted alcohol or opium
intensified Injurious effect, that drug
Withdrawn the bO.iily recovery prom pt
aud drcdeh than that OF the brain hslIucinAtons aud
drusons. the latter persistng after marked physical
Improvement aud necessi' ating more prolonged pc
riod for complete convsirsceDce.
Dr. Edward c Mann bat Que case under ms care he
regarded the drug, properly us~ as vaiuaIr one IN
m-lanchois. but Thought it hsely TO be abused an
then was decidedly energetic 10 It's Ill effects on mind
DR.. J. B. Msttison said that experience quite
In accord with the other gcnilrnon seven
cases mad been undsr his care. and be
naf been consulted regarding three others or these
seven were physicians. Two druztsts and ons jour
nast All took II byp"irrincallj and nearly al nad
begun II IN he hope OF freeing themsove. IRON opnn
to which they were more or less addicted que pny-
cian asserted that he used it ss stnulapt Aiter
fstlruing Irofessons WORK Sons succeeded 10 me
IN their chains OF the ten, one became deTneuten ln
less than lOrtnignt. had Dhiucnations or ueiu-
sOns, both. while greatly em tciated-One
more so Than he bad ever Eot-i de o~iirved
addiction cOcaine alone quito uncommon,
though such cases had been reported abroad,
aud probably would here. He regarded Its
continued use hypodermcaly, in any disorder ss one
calling for cautOh and thOugn this method OF empoy-
lDg 1t more dangerous, especially Tor srfusns. thsn
when taken ny The Cases OF It's haDluai use,
with opium he sid-r~d more disAstrou~.
eSs nopefui and requiring longer r-strnt than where
opium used auh that rsflm tt- OF It's ef-
feet VIII did not Include s power for I'll. as well as
good mistaken aud ncomp.sse.
The association will meet next at Hartford IN May.