Abstract

Objective:

Drawing on qualitative analysis of selected historical documents, the paper seeks to provide a definition of the general characteristics of the first institutional alcohol treatment facilities in today's Czech Republic and Slovakia, taking into account the historical context of the first half of the 20th century. An additional aim was to point out the importance of archival research and its contribution to understanding the determinants of alcohol-related agenda and alcohol treatment.

Methods:

The basic data platform was generated by analysis of historical documents...

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