Show Alcoholism Rampant In Platos Plato's s Day Day- Too A group g attending a study session on alcoholism a ai Madison Wise were told that there were alcoholics in Platos Plato's BI o day d y E. E M M. M Jellinek Yale Y ale a 1 e University called attention to ancient Greek writings on the subject Turning to the modern ap ap- approach approach ap- ap approach Jellinek told of the psychiatric psychiatric psychiatric atric treatment of today's alco alco- holics Drunkenness is often but butone butone one manifestation of many other problems ms of a person he said He described an alcoholic as a per per- person pers person son s son n. n who become controlled by al alcohol al- al alcohol alcohol cohol rather than controlling it Problems in correcting the dan dan- dangers dangers dangers gers of alcoholism are many Jel Jel- Jellinek Jellinek linek said citing many conflicts He told of the conflict in medical literature which includes praise for the therapeutic qualities of al al- alcohol alcohol al- al alcohol cohol represented as being able to cure almost everything but in in- ingrown ingrown ingrown grown toenails Other medical lit lit- literature literature literature he said blames the use of alcohol for almost everything but ingrown toenails The conflict in government was described by Jellinek J as one be be- between between between tween the huge revenue value of alcohol and the governments government's con con- concern concern concern cern with alcohols alcohol's undesirable re re- suits Industry also has a conflict in its thinking on alcohol he said Alco Alco- Alcohol Alcohol Alcohol hol provides a good market for things besides the beverages such as bottles bottIes cans and machinery But he said industry is is' is greatly concerned about a b o 0 u t absenteeism caused by excessive use of al al- al cohol Jellinek J said there was now a great need for good will and coop coop- cooperation cooperation if the problem of excessive drinking is to be solved Those attending the six day ses- ses session session I sion include doctors ministers nurses businessmen teachers so so- social social social cial workers police and others in in- interested interested in recent scientific devel devel- developments developments developments in alcohol studies st dies |