Semantics, Addiction, and Rubbies: The Historical Language of Habit
By the 1930s, the language of addiction was applied to drinkers only when they were using something unusual, something dangerous. More »
Dan Malleck is an associate professor in the department of community health services at Brock University. He is the editor-in-chief of The Social History of Alcohol and Drugs, the journal of the Alcohol and Drugs History Society.
By the 1930s, the language of addiction was applied to drinkers only when they were using something unusual, something dangerous. More »
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