Creator:

Lambert, Alexander, 1861-1939

Publisher:

American Medical Association

Title:

"The Obliteration of the Craving for Narcotics"

Date:

25 September 1909

Description:

Lambert was a well-known New York physician and close friend of Theodore Roosevelt. He became an advocate of a quack addiction cure promoted by Charles B. Towns (later called the Towns-Lambert method), which is described in this article. The method attracted criticism, but Towns (a former insurance salesman) and Lambert convinced many influential people of its merits for a few years.

Rights:

The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain.

Genre:

Articles

Format:

Text

Extent:

14 pages

Language:

English

NLM ID:

9918351284206676X316

Profiles Collection:

The Lawrence Kolb Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/9918351284206676X316

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 (Firm)