Use and abuse of alcohol and other drugs during the heroic age of Antarctic exploration
During the heroic age of Antarctic exploration, there was much discussion on the role of alcohol. The explorers expected to be able to consume alcohol, and the expeditions were supported by companies producing alcoholic beverages that used the Antarctic connection in their advertising. On the other...
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crsagepubl:10.1177/0957154x12450139 2024-10-13T14:01:39+00:00 Use and abuse of alcohol and other drugs during the heroic age of Antarctic exploration Guly, HR 2013 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0957154x12450139 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0957154X12450139 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1177/0957154X12450139 en eng SAGE Publications https://journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license History of Psychiatry volume 24, issue 1, page 94-105 ISSN 0957-154X 1740-2360 journal-article 2013 crsagepubl https://doi.org/10.1177/0957154x12450139 2024-09-17T04:40:59Z During the heroic age of Antarctic exploration, there was much discussion on the role of alcohol. The explorers expected to be able to consume alcohol, and the expeditions were supported by companies producing alcoholic beverages that used the Antarctic connection in their advertising. On the other side, it was said (incorrectly) than Fridjof Nansen, perhaps the most famous of the Arctic explorers, had taken no alcohol and this was used in the arguments against alcohol by the temperance movement. In general, alcohol consumption was low but it was felt that alcohol played an important role in maintaining the psychological welfare of the participants. A number of them had alcohol problems, and participation in an expedition was thought to be of benefit in that it would remove the temptation to consume alcohol. However, there were episodes of drunkenness on the ships and in the Antarctic. Cocaine was taken as one of a number of tonics but only one explorer is thought to have abused drugs, though another is said to have done so. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Arctic SAGE Publications Arctic Antarctic The Antarctic History of Psychiatry 24 1 94 105 |
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During the heroic age of Antarctic exploration, there was much discussion on the role of alcohol. The explorers expected to be able to consume alcohol, and the expeditions were supported by companies producing alcoholic beverages that used the Antarctic connection in their advertising. On the other side, it was said (incorrectly) than Fridjof Nansen, perhaps the most famous of the Arctic explorers, had taken no alcohol and this was used in the arguments against alcohol by the temperance movement. In general, alcohol consumption was low but it was felt that alcohol played an important role in maintaining the psychological welfare of the participants. A number of them had alcohol problems, and participation in an expedition was thought to be of benefit in that it would remove the temptation to consume alcohol. However, there were episodes of drunkenness on the ships and in the Antarctic. Cocaine was taken as one of a number of tonics but only one explorer is thought to have abused drugs, though another is said to have done so. |
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