Drunkard's Refuge

Drunkard's Refuge The Lessons of the New York State Inebriate Asylum

Hardback (31 Jan 2004)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Opened during the Civil War in 1864, the New York State Inebriate Asylum in Binghampton was the first medically directed addiction treatment centre in the US. This book provides a lively account of this pioneering facility and its charismatic founder, Dr Joseph Edward Turner.

Book information

ISBN: 9781558494305
Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
Imprint: University of Massachusetts Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 362.292809747
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 127
Weight: 386g
Height: 233mm
Width: 160mm
Spine width: 17mm