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Absinthism
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- The condition
of being poisoned by the excessive use of absinth. [Webster1913]
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- Absinthe: Bitter
liquor made from the leaves of wormwood infused in brandy, or
from alcohol mixed with volatile oil of wormwood, and other
less active ingredients, especially oil of anise. It produces
in overdose Absinthism, a series of phenomena of poisoning somewhat
different from those of alcoholism, consisting of hallucinations,
peculiar contractions of the muscles of the lips and face, trembling
in the limbs, numbness, physical prostration, emaciation, giddiness,
headache, delirium, dementia, and paralysis, frequently resulting
in death. [Dunglison1874]
Absinthe: A perennial aromatic European herb (Artemisia absinthium),
naturalized in eastern North America and having pinnatifid,
silvery silky leaves and numerous nodding flower heads. Also
called common wormwood. [Heritage] |
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Alcoholism |
A diseased condition
of the system, brought about by the continued use of alcoholic
liquors. [Webster] |
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Aplestia
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Intemperance
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Army Disease
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see Soldier's
Disease. |
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Barrel Fever
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He died of barrel fever; he killed himself
by drinking. [Grose1823]. A
violent sickness occasioned by intemperance. [Orchard1861].
(Common), the sickness caused by
intoxication, sometimes called the bottle ache, the quart mania,
and the gallon distemper, all possible precursors of delirium
tremens. [Godfrey1889] |
- Blue Devils
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Low
Spirits. [Grose1823].
Blue devils and red monkeys are
said by the experienced to be the characteristic apparitions
which haunt drunkards. [Leland1889].
Apparitions
supposed to be seen by persons suffering with delirium tremens;
hence, very low spirits. [Webster]. |
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Brandy Nose |
Hypertrophic
Rosacea |
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Carbuncled Face |
Gutta Rosea.
[Dunglison1868] |
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Copper Nose |
Hypertrophic
Rosacea |
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Couperose |
The acne, or gutta rosacea, or carbuncled
face; so named from the redness of the spots. [Noblyn1855] |
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Cræpale, Crapulence |
The headache, etc. that result from
excessive eating or indulgence in alcoholic drink.
[Appleton1904] Sick from gross
excess in drinking or eating. [Dictionary.com] |
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Delirium Tremens |
A
barbarous expression, intended to convey the idea of delirium
co-existing with a tremulous condition of the body or limbs. It
has been called brain fever, a peculiar disorder of drunkards,
delirium et mania e potu, delirium ebriositatis, etc.
[Hoblyn1855]
A morbid condition
which is due to excess in the use of alcoholic liquors, and
is the expression of their cumulative action. It is characterized
by delirium hallucinations, dread, tremors of the tendons and
muscles of the hands and limbs and of the tongue, watchfulness,
absence of sleep, and great frequency of pulse. The tongue is
coated with a thick creamy fur, and the skin is clammy. The
breadth is redolent of alcohol. The condition is often one of
extreme danger, and may be fatal in itself, or lead to complications
which prove fatal. [Appleton1904].
An acute, sometimes
fatal episode of delirium usually caused by withdrawal or abstinence
from alcohol following habitual excessive drinking. It also
may occur during an episode of heavy alcohol consumption. [Heritage] |
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Delirium Alcoholia |
Delirium Tremens. [Appleton 1904]
Example
from an 1899 Death Record
from England:
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Dipsomania |
An insatiable
craving for alcoholic beverages; Alcoholism. [Heritage] |
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DT’s |
Delirium Tremens |
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Drug Disease |
A morbid condition, which is - or presumed to be - caused or
kept up by the administration of drugs. [Dunglison1874] |
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Drunkard's Anemia |
The peculiar condition of ill health
caused by the abuse of alcohol. [Appleton1904] |
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Drunkard's Itch |
An intense itching, attended with a slight papular eruption,
seen in old people addicted to excessive use of alcohol. [Appleton1904] |
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Fatty Liver |
One affected
with fatty infiltration, usually from alcohol abuse, jejunoileal
bypass surgery, or occasionally diabetes mellitus; fat is in
large droplets and the liver is enlarged but of normal consistency;
patients are often asymptomatic but the condition can progress
to hepatitis or cirrhosis if the underlying cause is not removed.
[Dorland] |
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Fiery Snorter |
A red nose. [Farmer1921] |
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Gindrinker’s
Liver |
Nutmeg Liver |
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Grog Blossoms |
A vulgar term for a lesion of rosacea. [Appleton1904] |
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Gutta Rosea |
Hypertrophic
Rosacea |
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Hammer Nose |
Hypertrophic
Rosacea |
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Hobnail Liver |
Cirrhosis of
the liver. Nutmeg liver. [Dunglison1874] |
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The Horrors |
Delirium Tremens |
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Hypertrophic
Rosacea |
Enlargement of
the nose with dilation of follicles and redness and prominent
vascularity of the skin; often associated with excessive consumption
of alcohol. [Wordnet] |
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Inebriation |
The
condition of being intoxicated, as with alcohol. [Stedman] |
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Intemperance |
Immoderate use
of food and drink, especially the latter; a fruitful source
of disease. [Dunglison1868] |
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Intoxication |
The
pathological state produced by a drug, serum, alcohol, or any
toxic substance; poisoning. [Stedman] |
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Laudanum |
A tincture
of opium or any preparation in which opium is the main ingredient.
[Wordnet] |
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Liver Cirrhosis |
A chronic disease
of the liver characterized by the replacement of normal tissue
with fibrous tissue and the loss of functional liver cells.
It can result from alcohol abuse, nutritional deprivation, or
infection especially by the hepatitis virus. [Heritage] |
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Mania a Potu |
Insanity
resulting from excessive indulgence in drinking. [Thomas1875]
Madness from
drinking; delirium tremens. [Webster] |
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Morphinia |
Any disease due to the excessive use of
morphine. [Gould1916] |
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Morphia |
Morphine |
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Morphine |
A bitter
crystalline alkaloid extracted from opium, the soluble salts
of which are used in medicine as an analgesic, a light anesthetic,
or a sedative. Also called morphia. [Heritage] |
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Narcotics |
An
addictive drug, such as opium, that reduces pain, alters mood
and behavior, and usually induces sleep or stupor. Natural and
synthetic narcotics are used in medicine to control pain. [Heritage] |
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Narcotism |
A state of unnatural sleep, induced by the
effect of narcotic substances. [Hoblyn1855] |
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Nutmeg Liver |
An appearance
of the liver when cut across, resembling that of a section of
a nutmeg, supposed by some to be the result of intemperance
in the use of alcoholic drinks; but occurring under other causes.
Also; whiskey liver and gindrinker's liver. [Dunglison1874] |
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Opium |
A highly
addictive drug that consists of the dried milky juice from the
seed capsules of the opium poppy obtained from incisions made
in the unripe capsules of the plant, that has a brownish yellow
color, a faint smell, and a bitter and acrid taste, that is
a stimulant narcotic usually producing a feeling of well-being,
hallucinations, and drowsiness terminating in coma or death
if the dose is excessive, that was formerly used in medicine
to soothe pain but is now often replaced by derivative alkaloids
(as morphine or codeine) or synthetic substitutes, and that
is smoked illicitly as an intoxicant with harmful effects. [Webster] |
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Overdose |
An
excessive dose, especially of a narcotic. [Heritage] |
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Penny Pots |
Pimples on the face of a drunken person
[Wright1857] |
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Potato Nose |
Hypertrophic
Rosacea |
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Potomania |
An intense persistent
desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess; Alcoholism. [Heritage] |
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Rosy
Drop |
Carbuncled face; the acne rosacea of
Bateman. Shakespeare, describing the physiognomy of a hard
drinker, tells us, that "his face is all bubukles, and whelks,
and knobs, and flames of fire!" In Ireland these protuberances
are called grog blossoms. [Hoblyn1855] |
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Rum Nose |
Hypertrophic
Rosacea |
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Rum-Blossom |
Hypertrophic
Rosacea |
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Soldier's Disease |
The rate of opiate addiction greatly
increased when the hypodermic syringe was introduced in the
1850s. Hypodermic injections enabled precise doses of morphine
to be given rapidly to lessen pain and to tranquilize, and this
procedure was widely used during the Civil War to treat wounded
soldiers. By war's end so many soldiers had become dependent on
morphine that the condition came to be known as the "soldier's
disease" or the "army disease". Although we know today that
morphine and opium can produce addiction, many doctors for much
of the nineteenth century were unaware of this as were many of
their addicted patients, who thought having withdrawal symptoms
was some kind of ailment rather than evidence of addiction. It
was not until the 1870s, with so many Civil War addicts
exhibiting symptoms, that addiction and tolerance to opiates
became clinically accepted in the United States and Europe. (The
Drug Problem: A New View Using the General Semantics Approach,
by Martin H. Levinson, 2002) |
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Toper's Nose
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Hypertrophic
Rosacea |
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Wet Brain |
Excessive
serosity of the brain or its membranes, as observed in delirium
tremens. [Dunglison1874] |
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Whiskey Liver |
Nutmeg Liver |
