The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-10
Health Talks
 By JOHN B. HUBER. A.M.;M.D.

The world has ample knowledge of
 it's perils; but it remedies them, as
 best it can, only after disaster, and safeguards only after sacrifice.-Seitz. THE ALCOHOLIC
 Here are the essentials of the treat ment mentioned yesterday:
 A bel1adonna mixture is used, the formula of which MT. Towne discov- cred and which Dr. Lambert has pulp lished. This is available, in the medi- cal literature, to any physician. Bella donna is the prime antidote to mor- phine. The mixture is pushed to the beginning of phySiolOgic tolerance otherwise the craving for the nor phine will remain a nagging long ing. And then, it's obliteration being incomplete. the craving is likely later to flare up again. Here would be q most unfortunate failure; and the last state of that sufferer would be worse than the first.
 Next there must be thorough elirni- nation-unpoisonin means of blue mass, or calomel, or other drastic medication. The chologogue, the liver stirring action, is very essential. Deprivation causes suffering which the emunctories -(the elininative or gans) must relieve. The amount of necessary unpoisoning may be gauged by the fact that there are morphinists who take 30 grains of that substance at one dose; who have taken 60 grains by the hypodermic needle; 45 grains taken within two hours has made one dope fiend not even drowsy. The ordinary dose of morphine is one eighth of a grain; one unaccustomed to the drug is likely to be killed by d hypodermic of one grain. Obviously then, every nook and corner of the morphonist's economy is dreadfully pervaded, saturated. How tremend- ous then must be the process of puri- fication.
 Such are the two main features of the Townes' treatment which must in individual cases. according to the requirements as they arise be rein forced by the use Of the Valerianates
 6igitalis. massage, baths and other methods familiar to physicians. Patti ents who have been taking both nor for the former. gradually tapered off. at the same time. from their alcohol Cocaine and morphine furnish gen erally very, very bad combination to control. As the morphine effects wear off, the cocaine asserts it's supre- macy; the subject is then delirious utterly fnsensate and irresponsible and horribly ugly. In treating an the mercury continuation are given simultaneously and at the first dose. The cocainist is treated like the alco- holic save that no cocaine is given at any time; and strychnine, or some such stimulant, is given from the be- ginning of the treatment. The man with the tobacco habit is allowed to taper off the first q hours: or he can cut off abruptly. His treatment is that of the alcoholic
 What are the results of this treat ment? What the percentage of the patien-s who remain free of their aJ- dictionS? Dr. Lambert's personal ex- perience is that II per cent of the Elorphinists and 12 per cent. of the alcoholics return for treatment. This percentage doubled stll gives 75 per cent of the patients as remaining rec of their addictions. and of these 1 latter very high percentage are known to have stayed free.
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 nent will he answered. in these columns in their turn. This requires considerable time. however owing to the great number received. So if a personal or quicker reply is desired. a stamped and seIf-nddressed erlvelopr must be enclosed with the question-
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