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> [We believe, and so suggested a few years ago, that the action of alcohol on these chronic alcoholics is a manifestation of an allergy; that the phenomenon of craving is limited to this class and never occurs in the average…](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/)

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## 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/)

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