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Show Here in pictures is the . progress of a typical case in the now nationally-known nationally-known organization "Al-co "Al-co holies Anonymous," whose members seek to rehabilitate men and women whose lives have been blasted by craving for drink. With models used to depict the case history, the photo at right shows an "A. A." member tackling a job. c ( I i 7 ' A " A A "f s $ ? I' -V a ? xj i - rv"Ar ft.. I A'JW .... i I ' ' x ,' - A ; iv; V--r . p: a a vt-W1', 7""'j ' - . . .,. h. i r y .-- om!wwi) .7;-: lm:::-:- mimmmlKm 7:-: '(-:' I --v' 'd : c '1 v 'i7 - ""A -'v-r- a ' A.-r:;l -t 4':A -7 f- - - - ' 7::,; ' '- -? O In St. John's Episcopal hospital, Brooklyn, the first institution of its kind to accept patients for treatment treat-ment solely as alcoholics, the patient (photo at left) gets his first sleep through sedatives. On awakening, he is given a shot of vita-min-E complex to stimulate stimu-late appetite and restore the deficiency suffered by alcoholics. The program is sponsored by A. A. and its members are the only visitors. 3 Here, at right, the )sychiatrist tests the patient pa-tient for signs of tremors y having him hold a sheet of paper flat on the jack of his hand. This is i reliable test in which ihakes not previously loticeable are revealed. . . ' trr'""" A'- - J --:-::;:7fA ' ; , h lmsmkMrnkmi ... is i - V". K i 1 : i'-mm if 1 A. ff$ j ' fiJ : lJL''l::illi O On the third day of treatment at the hospital, a new John Doe (left) is emerging from the morass of alcoholic enslavement. He now can navigate under his own power, take part in the gab sessions with other patients, and enjoy a game of cards. Optimism Opti-mism and hope are gaining new strength as the treatment, treat-ment, which features vast quantities of fruit juices, continues. 3 This is a big day in he restoration period of ;he alcoholic. His "A. A." ;ponsor invites the patient's pa-tient's wife to meet him n the hospital. There she earns (right) that John is on the road to recovery From the "curse" and he thus wins her cooperation n the continuing battle. Her aid and understanding understand-ing are essential helps. She agrees to resume her married life with John when he is released from the hospital. A :-a V ,' A, A ' s " H-AtA I - - ' . A-il , I A Cr if A' "A1 -M LASfiSi ;-; h A". 1 ) U'H a; - 'V a H i: A "-"A 1 -1 a I A fif-A- t -3 !i I; I l f A H A: A ' - A 14 . rT . ). . i - a I f Aa 1 " ' ASs''i-A!"if"'Vl A- j O The way begins to look bright and shining now for John as his wife and children chil-dren greet him outside the hospital (left) where the medical phase of his rehabilitation re-habilitation has been completed. John is getting back his confidence, a vital factor to the alcoholic, for "A. A." reports that it is fear of the future that accounts ac-counts for the 25 per cent failures. With his family to help, and with new knowledge knowl-edge of how vicious is alcohol al-cohol as an enemy, John won't have to turn to the bottle for a false "lift." |
