Citations:theinism

English citations of theinism

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1. • 1895, “Theinism”, in Thomas L. Stedman, editor, Twentieth century practice : an international encyclopedia of modern medical science, volume 3, New York: William Wood, →OCLC, page 114:

     The basis of treatment of theinism is abstention in some cases and reduction of strength in other cases.

   • 1946 January, Hubert J. Norman, “Desultory thoughts on alcohol and on drugs”, in British Journal of Inebriety, volume 43, number 2, London: Society for the Study of Inebriety, →DOI, page 50:

     […] this special form of addiction is described as theism—which word has not, of course, any connection with the similar theological term but is derived from theine, […] Perhaps a better form of the word, in order to avoid ambiguity, is theinism.

   • 2008, Rodney P. Carlisle, Day by day : the twenties, New York: Facts on File, →ISBN, page 860:

     Tunisian tea drinkers are drinking to excess. The result is an outbreak of theinism, tea poisoning.