Alfred R. Lindesmith
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 34 years ago |
| Date of birth | August 3,1905 |
| Zodiac sign | Leo |
| Born | Clinton Falls Township |
| Minnesota | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | February 14,1991 |
| Died | Bloomington |
| Indiana | |
| United States | |
| Fields | Sociology |
| Criminology | |
| Known for | Advocacy of a medical approach to drug addiction |
| Education | Columbia University |
| Books | Opiate addiction |
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| ID | 905804 |
Alfred R. Lindesmith Life story
Alfred Ray Lindesmith was an Indiana University professor of sociology. He was among the early scholars providing a rigorous and thoughtful account of the nature of addiction. He was a critic of legal prohibitions against addictive drugs, arguing that such prohibitions had adverse societal effects.
