1. Leslie Keeley (1834–1900),
American physician who established an institute for the treatment of alcoholics in Dwight,
Illinois, in 1879, which lasted into the 1960s. Keeley considered
alcoholism a disease and invented a "treatment" called the
Gold Cure for Drunkenness, consisting of injections of a chemical
compound containing
gold. Within ten years Keeley had become a millionaire from
selling his "
gold cure" and Keeley institutes opened in every US
state and in many foreign countries. 2. a
reference to Leonarde
Keeler.
Leslie E. Keeley (1832–1900),
American physician;
originator of Keeley treatment for alcoholics and drug addicts.
Leslie E. Keeley (1832–1900), an
American physician who held the view that
alcoholism is a disease and not a
vice. He was the
originator of "Keeley treatment" for alcoholics and drug addicts which
involved the injection of a
gold compound into the
body.