Show I I j Relieves Tension J Truth Serum Cures I Alcoholism Cases t SEATTLE May 13 UP P A group of or local doctors reported III Thursday that the so-called so truths truth j B s Be e r u m sodium mU-sodium sodium has has been used with considerable suc sue cess In treating the more difficult cases of alcoholism They said the treatment Is particularly particularly particularly par par- useful with persons whose alcoholism results from nervous tension Dr Paul assistant chief of staff of the Shadel sanitarium sani smi- here herc made the report The work was done under the sponsorship sponsor ship of the Research Foundation for Alcoholism starting starling in 1941 Associated with Dr in inthe inthe inthe the work was Dr Frederick Lemere Lemere Le- Le mere staff psychiatrist Dr said that of persons given the treatment 60 were cured of alcoholism First to be treated he said were difficult cases selected from patients Three hundred were chosen and results are now complete complete complete com com- for The idea of this selection Dr wrote a year ago in the California Medical Journal was that if any results could be obtained from interview interview inter inter- view in this group of unfavorable patients we might expect even better results in a more desirable I patient He said the sodium had these effects in helping bring about a cure 1 While the patient is under the influence of the drug he gives the doctors much information This is used to help the person understand understand understand under under- stand his problems and solve them 2 At the same time the drug makes the person talk freely He feels better when he has the problems problems problems lems off oft his chest 3 The drug calms the person and this calm lasts for some time after its use This helps the person person person per per- son to get a grip on himself 4 While under the Influence of the drug the person is often oHen given suggestions to toll follow oW out in his his' waking hours He does not remember remember remember re re- re- re member these but they help him to act in a way to avoid tensions Dr said the treatment treatment treatment treat treat- ment requires at least a year Frequent Frequent Frequent Fre Fre- quent conferences are held with the doctor to work out the persons person's persons person's persons person's per per- sons son's problems When hen nervous tension begins to build up sodium is used again The treatment Is used in connection connection connection con con- with the well-known well conditioned conditioned conditioned con con- con con- reflex treatment In this the patient is made to become s sick ck at the smell of alcohol Doctors bring this about by giving giving giving ing the patients with their knowledge knowledge knowledge knowl knowl- edge a drug which makes a person person person per per- son sick any time that his stomach is irritated This drug is given b by hypodermic Then the person is given large quantities of liquor He becomes so sick of liquor that generally he will want nothing more to do with it Dr Walter Valter L L. L the sanitariums sanitarium's sanitariums sanitarium's sanitariums sanitarium's sani sani- chief of staff estimated that about 30 of ot the alcoholics are of the type whose troubles stem from nervous tension It Is this group that will continue to receive the combination treatment he said I I |