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... a gen- eral uneasiness ; the third day a further reduction of ten grains had diminished the usual allowance by one - half , but with a perceptible increase in the sense of physical discom- A Successful Attempt to Abandon Opium . 17.
... a gen- eral uneasiness ; the third day a further reduction of ten grains had diminished the usual allowance by one - half , but with a perceptible increase in the sense of physical discom- A Successful Attempt to Abandon Opium . 17.
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Horace B. Day. with a perceptible increase in the sense of physical discom- fort . The mental emotions , however , were entirely jubilant . The prevailing feeling was one of hopeful exultation . The necessity for eighty grains daily had ...
Horace B. Day. with a perceptible increase in the sense of physical discom- fort . The mental emotions , however , were entirely jubilant . The prevailing feeling was one of hopeful exultation . The necessity for eighty grains daily had ...
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... physical exhaustion had become so great that it required an effort to perform the most common act . The business of dressing was a serious tax upon the energies . To put on a coat , or draw on a boot , was no light labor , and was ...
... physical exhaustion had become so great that it required an effort to perform the most common act . The business of dressing was a serious tax upon the energies . To put on a coat , or draw on a boot , was no light labor , and was ...
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... physical powers . During the morning , however , my wretchedness drove me again to the office of the same physician . He listened courteously to my statement ; said it was a very serious case , but outside of any reliable observation of ...
... physical powers . During the morning , however , my wretchedness drove me again to the office of the same physician . He listened courteously to my statement ; said it was a very serious case , but outside of any reliable observation of ...
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... physical agony ceased almost immediately after the opium was abandoned , the irritation of the system still continues . I do not know how better to describe my pres- ent state than by the use of language which professional men may ...
... physical agony ceased almost immediately after the opium was abandoned , the irritation of the system still continues . I do not know how better to describe my pres- ent state than by the use of language which professional men may ...
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