ALCOHOLISM — Vernelle Fox (1965) | Georgia Dept. of Public Health
ALCOHOLISM — Vernelle Fox (1965) | Georgia Dept. of Public Health
Author: Vernelle Fox, M.D.
Publisher: Georgia Department of Public Health (reprint)
Originally Published: Disease-A-Month, January 1965 — Year Book Medical Publishers, Chicago
Format: Staple-bound booklet
Length: 29 pages
Condition: Excellent — clean pages; tight binding; minimal age toning; covers show very light handling wear
Features: Includes author bio, medical discussion, treatment approaches, and detailed tables on pharmacotherapy
Description
This 1965 Georgia Department of Public Health reprint of Alcoholism by Dr. Vernelle Fox is a concise and authoritative medical overview of alcoholism during the mid-20th century. Dr. Fox—Medical Director of the Georgian Clinic, Alcoholic Rehabilitation Service—was a leading figure in state-level alcoholism treatment and research.
Originally published in Disease-A-Month, this booklet distills Fox’s clinical experience into a clear, accessible guide covering:
The development and progression of alcoholism
Physical and psychiatric complications
The physician’s role in treatment
Early pharmacotherapy approaches (including Antabuse and other mid-century drugs)
Psychotherapeutic and medical compounds evaluated for alcohol treatment
Mortality statistics and public health impact
This document captures the medical understanding of alcoholism just as the field was shifting from a moral-failure model toward disease-based treatment.
A clean, unusually well-preserved example — valuable for collectors of recovery history, addiction medicine, or mid-1960s public health publications.
Condition Notes
Covers: Very light wear; no major creases or stains
Interior: Clean and bright; no markings
Binding: Tight; staples secure
Pages: Minimal toning appropriate for age
Summary
A scarce 1965 public health reprint of Dr. Vernelle Fox’s influential work on alcoholism. A strong collectible for those interested in the evolution of addiction treatment, AA-related history, or vintage medical literature.
