On the issue of active therapy for alcoholism

Along with the prevention of alcoholism, expressed in raising the cultural level of the population, improving work and life, widespread anti-alcohol; propaganda, development of a sufficient network of schools, clubs, libraries, reading rooms, radio, anti-alcohol education of growing youth, etc., we also must not forget about the treatment of the already existing cadre of alcoholics. The treatment of alcoholism has been practiced since ancient times. A galaxy of outstanding minds from different eras were looking for a "philosopher's stone" that could heal alcoholics from their illness; and in spite of disappointment after disappointment, mistake after mistake, the pursuit of the elec- syr of sobriety continues and does not stop for a minute. Treatment of alcoholics simply reached the point of absurdities, for example, several centuries ago, alcoholics were treated with an extract of frog maceria in alcohol, a spoonful 2 times a day. In England, for a long time, some prominent scientists pinned their hopes on cocoa as a means that could replace and supplant alcohol. Some pundits in their time opposed vegetarianism to alcoholism, believing that with a vegetarian diet, alcoholism cannot take place, but we do. we see just the opposite, for the most underpowered strata of the population, by virtue of necessity due to lack of funds, who eat vegetarian food, are the most susceptible to alcoholism.