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A physician likely born around 1850-1860, Pettey was controversial in his time for criticizing substances like heroin and opium in all its forms as addictive, regardless of the method of ingestion. He also proposed a now-discarded theory of addiction that relied on toxins and internal medicine over psychology or neurology. Pettey’s motivations were personal and social. From his 1913 book, The…
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A physician likely born around 1850-1860, Pettey was controversial in his time for criticizing substances like heroin and opium in all its forms as addictive, regardless of the method of ingestion. He also proposed a now-discarded theory of addiction that relied on toxins and internal medicine over psychology or neurology. Pettey’s motivations were personal and social. From his 1913 book, The…
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