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Excerpt from Pathological Inebriety: Its Causation and Treatment As I consider it of great importance that the causes and treatment of inebriety in its several forms should be properly understood, not only by the profession, but by the laity, I have consented to write an introductory note to this brochure by my friend and old pupil, Mr. Astley Cooper, who has often rendered me valuable assistance in dealing with this class of cases. Having read the manuscript, I am convinced that the views which he expounds as to the pathology of inebriety and the principles of treatment are characterized by sound sense, and are the result of ripe experience. In particular I would call special attention to the psychical treatment of inebriety and the methods he adopts with a view to establish and develop the power of self-control, without which mere isolation or drug treatment are unavailing. As, however, the work is written in plain and lucid style, I need not anticipate its arguments, but without further prologue heartily commend it to the reader. 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.