Stories
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Sick of being lonely
When his relationship ended, Thom James first withdrew from the world, then began to suffer from illnesses with no apparent physical cause.
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Booze and bad behaviour
Our love of alcohol is like a party that’s lasted nine centuries. But there are signs that the demon drink is losing its appeal.
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Rehab centres and the ‘cure’ for addiction
Guy Stagg takes us on a brief history of rehab centres and their approaches to addiction and recovery.
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Love, longing and tea from the polski sklep
For people of Polish origin in the UK, herbal tea is closely tied to health and shared history. Kasia Tomasiewicz explores her changing relationship to these tea-related cultural habits.
Catalogue
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A purse with a hole in it in the shape of a bottle of liquor; representing the expense of drinking alcoholic drinks. Colour lithograph after I. Tarasov, 1987.
Tarasov, I.Date: 1987Reference: 997217i
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A young employee is tempted by a drink offered by his fellow workers. Lithograph, c. 1840, after T. Wilson.
Wilson, T. C.Date: 1840Reference: 25943iPart of: The life of a working man
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An employee is caught neglecting his work as he drinks and plays skittles. Lithograph, c. 1840, after T. Wilson.
Wilson, T. C.Date: [1840?]Reference: 25946iPart of: The life of a working man- Pictures
A bottle of vodka and two glasses, with a prisoner behind bars, representing the propensity of alcohol to lead to crime. Colour lithograph after Hubert Hilscher, 1959.
Hilscher, Hubert, 1924-1999.Date: [1959?]Reference: 540973i
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The bad effect of alcohol drinking on industrial productivity: a healthy young man carrying a drill walking from a smoking factory, contrasted with a bottle of spirits wrapped by a hissing snake. Colour lithograph, 1952.
Date: [1952]Reference: 664464i