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Excerpt from Morphinism and Narcomanias From Other Drugs: Their Etiology, Treatment, and Medicolegal Relations Historically, opium mania is a very old disorder. Morphinomania is the modem form of the same disease, and the various drug narcomanias which are associated with it are the new psychopathic forms due largely to modem civilization. There can be no question that these diseases are increasing, as they are certainly becoming more prominent in every section of the country. Although morphinism has been discussed by the profession for many years, the literature is still limited and unsatisfactory. A few volumes written by foreign authors, two of which have been translated into English, and three small works, some pamphlets by English and American writers, together with papers in medical journals and brief notices in some of the late text-books, comprise all that has been written on the subject. The subject-matter of many of these writings consists mainly of minute studies of different methods of treatment, with some theories and descriptions of the symptomatology and causes. In most of these works the impression is given that morphinism is a mere accidental and incidental neurosis which may be largely influenced by restrictive legislation against narcotic drugs. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.