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"Survey of the Narcotic Problem"

Creator:: Simon, Carleton P. , 1871-1951
Publisher:: American Medical Association
Title:: "Survey of the Narcotic Problem"
Date:: 01 March 1924
Description:: Carleton Simon, a psychiatrist and Special Deputy New York Police Commissioner overseeing narcotic control from 1920 to 1925, conducted this survey to assess the extent and nature of addiction in New York City. Kolb later cited the NYC survey as one of the best of that decade.
Rights:: The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain.
Genre:: Articles
Format:: Text
Extent:: 16 pages
Language:: English
NLM ID:: 9918351284206676X314
Profiles Collection:: The Lawrence Kolb Papers
Shareable Link:: https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/9918351284206676X314
Story Section:: Investigations of “The Narcotic Drug Problem” and further work on the Mental Examination of Aliens, 1923-1932
Exhibit Tags:: investigations
Periodical:: Journal of the American Medical Association