Habits that Handicap: The Menace of Opium, Alcohol, and Tobacco, and the Remedy

"Habits that Handicap: The Menace of Opium, Alcohol, and Tobacco, and the Remedy" by Charles Barnes Towns is a book from the early 1900s about the problems with addictive drugs such as opium, alcohol, and tobacco. The author talks about how these substances can hurt people's bodies and also cause problems in society. The book points out that doctors and the rest of society haven't paid enough attention to these issues, especially when people get hooked on drugs after trying to treat pain. The author wants doctors to be more careful about giving out drugs that can be addictive and asks for stricter rules to control how these substances are spread around, because a lot of people, even doctors, are struggling with drug use. The author uses his own experiences to show how important it is for society and doctors to take responsibility for dealing with drug misuse to set the tone for the rest of the book.