Titre : | The accidental addict (2005) |
Auteurs : | H. MARKEL |
Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
Dans : | New England Journal of Medicine (Vol.352, n°10, March 10, 2005) |
Article en page(s) : | 966-968 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | SHS (Sciences humaines et sociales / Humanities and social sciences) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus mots-clés CHIRURGIE ; MEDECIN ; ETUDE DE CAS ; DEPENDANCE ; COCAINE |
Résumé : | All stories of addiction are tragic. Some addictions are so well concealed that, when discovered, they initially appear to be inconceivable. One of the most remarkable tales of a concealed drug addiction began more than a century ago and involves a brilliant young doctor. Talented, well educated, and socially prominent, he was a swift and decisive operator when speed was of paramount importance to surgical prowess. But by the age of 33, the physician faced both professional and literal extinction because of a losing battle against a relentless addiction to cocaine. Yet less than a decade after reaching what recovery experts today might call his "bottom," he was appointed professor of surgery at an illustrious medical school and enjoyed international renown as one of the greatest surgeons ever to wield a scalpel. Today, his name is recognizable by even the most casual observer of American medical history : William Stewart Halsted of the Johns Hopkins Hospital. But one question has haunted many historians : Did Dr. Halsted ever vanquish his addiction, as he claimed ? Sadly, as is true of so many people caught in the vortex of a disease that attacks the mind, body, and soul, he did not. (Extract of the publication) |
Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
Refs biblio. : | 5 |
Affiliation : | Centre for the History of Medecine, USA |
Numéro Toxibase : | 208165 |
Centre Emetteur : | 02 Coordonnateur |
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