Project Gutenberg 2011-02-14 Public domain in the USA. 162 Towns, Charles Barnes 1862 Towns, Charles B. Habits that Handicap: The Menace of Opium, Alcohol, and Tobacco, and the Remedy Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "Habits that Handicap: The Menace of Opium, Alcohol, and Tobacco, and the Remedy" by Charles B. Towns is a medical treatise written in the early 20th century. The work addresses the dangers of habit-forming substances, specifically opium, alcohol, and tobacco, and outlines a call for reform in how these drugs are prescribed and controlled. Towns provides an analysis of the social and physiological implications of addiction, highlighting the neglect in addressing these issues by the medical profession and society at large. The opening of the book presents a preface and introductory remarks that emphasize the pervasive and destructive nature of drug addiction, particularly as it relates to those initially seeking relief from pain. Towns advocates for a shift in medical practice—placing greater responsibility on physicians concerning the dispensing of harmful substances. He discusses the alarming statistics on drug use among the population, including medical professionals, and stresses the need for stringent regulations on drug distribution to prevent the widespread formation of habits. Through personal observations and experiences, Towns sets the stage for a broader examination of the connection between societal attitudes toward addiction, medical responsibility, and the urgency for a structured response to drug misuse. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 51.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Alcoholism Tobacco use Opium abuse -- United States RC Text Category: Health & Medicine Category: Drugs/Alcohol/Pharmacology 397874 2025-07-14T10:08:16.031986 text/html 400801 2021-01-07T12:39:34 text/html 254899 2025-07-14T10:08:24.386509 application/epub+zip 257837 2025-07-14T10:08:19.732050 application/epub+zip 206711 2025-07-14T10:08:18.415015 application/epub+zip 548785 2025-07-14T10:08:27.870476 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 506867 2025-07-14T10:08:23.453494 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 368583 2022-09-16T07:53:31.890803 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 364504 2025-07-14T10:08:15.400035 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 364123 2021-01-07T12:39:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 364114 2021-01-07T12:39:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21687 2025-07-14T10:08:28.001432 application/rdf+xml 25752 2025-07-14T10:08:18.917017 image/jpeg 4786 2025-07-14T10:08:18.666044 image/jpeg 130365 2021-01-07T12:39:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 137944 2021-01-07T12:39:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 130329 2021-01-07T12:39:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 241172 2025-07-14T10:08:16.062058 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia