The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-21
Mental Phase Of Drug Habit
and How This Enters Into
the Treatment of the VIC
tins of the Habit Is Ex-
planned by DR.. c. F. Win
bigler.

BY DIR. 4. +. WINBIGLER.
ito Principle and Practice Of Psychic Therorentics
Written Expressly fer II. Washington Herald.l
There is mental side to the drug
habit that is very important and a side
that becomes n large element of q Der
manCnt cure.
There ar" certain impulses which,
lead to the use of drugs and intoxi-
Giants. and knowing how to control
those impulses. a large part of the vic
tory over those Things can be secured.
Inc ethical side Of .labit ought to
be more emphasized and the driving
force % mental habit should be better
understood.
Human passions lie back Of all the
problems of morality. public hygiene,
and socis1 life, and they must be dealt
with in these problems that relate to
the habitual use OF drugs.
Evil Nature No Explanation.
Why do men and women have Z
craving for and an impulse to use mar
cotics and alcohol" Is il natural or
is 1t a disease" If disease, what is
the cause of il" Why are the effects
from the use of drugs so variable on
different persons" What mental habit
of thought? What social conditions.
and what relations develop and con-
tinue these habits: What is it that
produces the desire for these things
What occurs in the use of. and what
is the relief seemingly given by drugs
and intoxicants? These are important
and leading questions and some of
them will be answered in the body OF
this article.
Drugs hav" been used from time i'm
memorial. and one. thinking superf'ci-
ally. would expect bccaus" of the ter
ribl" effects and consequences, that
mankind would n" warned against and
would QUIT the use of Them.
\ short answer could be given rs 70
In" reason OF the use Of narcotics
namely. il Is due to mans evil tendcf,-
't"S and therefore is one manifestation
Of his evil nature. This II not only :,
shallow reason, but too general for
any useful purposes
Tn'T" Is d difference between the liso
and effects nf intoxicants and drugs.
TIL lsti"- is moro individual. whilst the
former y more social. The latter arc
NOR" secretly used the former NOR,
Tho Iattcr is limited: the for
n"r has entered int" state. religious. So !
1iai. intellectual and general activities .
In" former is stimulating and dnprcss-
nc and produces a state Of cxaltation !
and conviviality that appeals to the in !
lividuaI and his compaI,ion aIthourb /
"ssened activity and stupor may follow /
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The mental desire for excitement is an
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lesirc with them through their life. some 4.
II y greater degree than others This
answers some Of the ouestions rro-
BOUNDED above.
The higher emotions Of mans life or.
manifested i'm several f,,nds mentaJ ac,i,-i
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ana ceienr;tlons are times in
iuh me ana history when men and
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an drugs and drinks administer TO the .
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