Baldwin - Silkworth 2026

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The document is a letter from Gerald J. Brown, President of Baldwin Research Institute, Inc., addressed to Matthew Barbaro, Esq., responding to inquiries from the New York Attorney General's Office regarding compliance with business laws and advertising claims. The letter addresses three main items: the filing of an Assumed Name Certificate, Truth-in-Lending disclosures, and substantiation of advertising claims. Brown argues that their practices are compliant with the law and questions the motives behind the Attorney General's investigation, suggesting it is part of a conspiracy involving Alcoholics Anonymous and state agencies to undermine their business. He defends their advertising campaign stating 'Treatment Doesn’t Work' as a legitimate expression of free speech based on personal experiences and research findings that challenge conventional treatment efficacy.

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What is the doctors opinion about in the big book?

The doctors theory that we have an allergy to al - cohol interests us. As laymen, our opinion as to its soundness may, of course, mean little. But as ex - problem drinkers, we can say that his explanation makes good sense. It explains many things for which we cannot otherwise account.

What did Dr Silkworth do in the doctors opinion?

The Phenomenon of Craving from The AA Big Book The phenomenon of craving was introduced in The Doctors Opinion by Dr. William D. Silkworth as a manifestation of an allergy that happens when an alcoholic takes a first drink and the alcohol craving appears making it near impossible for them to stop.

What is the Silkworth theory?

In Dr Silkworths opinion, the action of alcohol on chronic alcoholics manifests in a type of allergy or phenomenon of craving, that compels the drinker to keep drinking into intoxication, blackout and eventually unconsciousness.

When did Dr. Silkworth write the doctors opinion?

The letter by Dr Silkworth that opens the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous was written July 27, 1938 under the letterhead of the Charles B Towns Hospital a medical facility with a national reputation in alcohol and drug addiction treatment.

What kind of doctor was Dr. Silkworth?

William Silkworth. Born in Brooklyn in 1873, he attended Princeton, specializing in neuropsychiatry. After graduating, he studied at Bellevue Hospital Medical College, one of the only hospitals in the U.S. with a department for the treatment of alcoholics, where he gained his medical degree as psychiatrist in 1899.