Establishment and termination of the anti-alcohol hospital Tuchlov in the context of the anti-alcohol movement of the First Republik

Starting points: The anti-alcohol movement in our historical territory has taken several forms since the middle of the 19th century - from self-help associations, through organized abstinent movements to institutional anti-alcohol treatment. The first institutionalized specialized hospital for alcohol addicts was opened in 1911 in Velké Kunčice and ceased to exist in 1915. The First World War affected not only the demise of this hospital, but also the use of addictive substances. The abstinent movement developed its activities even after the war in the newly formed republic and tried to create conditions for the establishment of an anti-alcohol hospital. Aims: The aim of the work was to describe the factors that influenced and enabled the establishment, development and termination of a specialized institutionalized institutional hospital for alcohol addicts in Tuchlov. Methods: The method of qualitative analysis of fixed historical documents - written sources - was used for the research. These had to correspond to the set time period. The documents were grouped into related thematic relationships concerning the establishment, structure, development and subsequent termination of the hospital. Results and conclusion: The establishment of a specialized institutional hospital for alcohol addicts in..