--- title: "3 Alcoholics Quotes By William Duncan Silkworth" description: "3 Alcoholics quotes by William Duncan Silkworth. Plus more from William Duncan Silkworth and more Alcoholics sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/964/william-duncan-silkworth-62152_alcohol_men-and-women-drink-essentially-because_2521461.jpg" --- > [Men and women drink essentially because they like the effect produced by alcohol. The sensation is so elusive that, while they admit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-duncan-silkworth/men-and-women-drink-essentially-because-they-like-the-effect-produced-2/) [William Duncan Silkworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-duncan-silkworth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/964/william-duncan-silkworth-62152_alcohol_men-and-women-drink-essentially-because_2521461.jpg) > [We believe, and so suggested a few years ago, that the action of alcohol on these chronic alcoholics is a manifestation of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-duncan-silkworth/we-believe-and-so-suggested-a-few-years-ago-that-the-action-of/) [William Duncan Silkworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-duncan-silkworth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/46f/william-duncan-silkworth-62152_action_we-believe-and-so-suggested-a-few-years_2743684.png) > [If any feel that as psychiatrists directing a hospital for alcoholics we appear somewhat sentimental, let them stand with us a while…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-duncan-silkworth/if-any-feel-that-as-psychiatrists-directing-a-hospital-for-alcoholics/) [William Duncan Silkworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-duncan-silkworth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e96/william-duncan-silkworth-62152_accepted_if-any-feel-that-as-psychiatrists-direct_3120620.jpg) ## Other authors on Alcoholics - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-mercedes-mccambridge-66655.jpg) Mercedes McCambridge 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alcoholics/mercedes-mccambridge/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-ozzy-osbourne-73020.jpg) Ozzy Osbourne 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alcoholics/ozzy-osbourne/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-carlin-37578.jpg) George Carlin 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alcoholics/george-carlin/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-chelsea-handler-22948.jpg) Chelsea Handler 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alcoholics/chelsea-handler/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-augusten-burroughs-15660.jpg) Augusten Burroughs 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alcoholics/augusten-burroughs/) ## More by William Duncan Silkworth > [Men have cried out to me in sincere and despairing appeal: 'Doctor, I cannot go on like this! I have everything to live for!…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-duncan-silkworth/men-have-cried-out-to-me-in-sincere-and-despairing-appeal-doctor-i/) [William Duncan Silkworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-duncan-silkworth/) > [I personally know of scores of cases (of alcohoics) who were of the type with whom other methods had failed completely…because of the extraordinary…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-duncan-silkworth/i-personally-know-of-scores-of-cases-of-alcohoics-who-were-of-the/) [William Duncan Silkworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-duncan-silkworth/) > [Men and women drink essentially because they like the effect produced by alcohol. The sensation is so elusive that, while they admit it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-duncan-silkworth/men-and-women-drink-essentially-because-they-like-the-effect-produced-2/) [William Duncan Silkworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-duncan-silkworth/) > [We believe, and so suggested a few years ago, that the action of alcohol on these chronic alcoholics is a manifestation of an allergy;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-duncan-silkworth/we-believe-and-so-suggested-a-few-years-ago-that-the-action-of/) [William Duncan Silkworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-duncan-silkworth/) > [If any feel that as psychiatrists directing a hospital for alcoholics we appear somewhat sentimental, let them stand with us a while on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-duncan-silkworth/if-any-feel-that-as-psychiatrists-directing-a-hospital-for-alcoholics/) [William Duncan Silkworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-duncan-silkworth/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alcoholics/william-duncan-silkworth/#itemlist", "name": "3 Alcoholics Quotes By William Duncan Silkworth", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Men and women drink essentially because they like the effect produced by alcohol. 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