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An essay, medical, philosophical, and chemical, on drunkenness, and its effects on the human body.

Publication Details

London: T. N. Longman & O. Rees, 1804 CE.

The first book on alcoholism, expanded from Trotter's MD dissertation: Dissertatio medica inauguralis, quædam de ebrietate, ejusque effectibus in corpus humanum complectens, quam ... pro gradu doctoris ... (Edinburgh: Apud Balfour et Smellie, 1788). Digital facsimile of the 1804 edition from the Internet Archive at this link.

Browse Tags

Pharmacology & Therapeutics

Thematic Classifications

TOXICOLOGY › Drug Addiction TOXICOLOGY › Drug Addiction › Alcoholism

Catalog Metadata	Reference Information
Entry Number	#2071.1
Permanent Link	https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/2527
Author Bio Link	Wikipedia ↗
External URL	an-essay-medical-philosophical-and-chemical-on-drunkenness-and-its-effects-on-the-human-body

Geographic Context

Publication place: London

Mentioned in annotation: Edinburgh