Word: semer
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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With Dr. A. W. Pearson, Medical Director of the Alcoholic Rehabilitation Clinic, Dr. Taylor is currently observing 150 alcoholics under treatment, and so far has found similar results. In New York, Dr. J. Martin Semer, who is making a parallel study, reports with enthusiasm: "This is the first indication that a chemical can do anything more than make a patient sick when he drinks." Metronidazole, for still unclear reasons, mounts a two-pronged attack, working on both the mind and the body. Like Antabuse, it can leave a drinker violently nauseated, but before that happens it cuts down on alcohol...