“Father of detox” Jaroslav Skála began helping people sober up in Prague 75 years ago

When psychiatrist Jaroslav Skála opened the world’s first medically supervised sobering-up station, he wanted to help intoxicated people rather than punish them. Although his idea revolutionised immediate care for intoxicated people, sobering-up stations are now in decline.

Psychiatrist Jaroslav Skála first founded an alcohol treatment clinic in 1948.

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Author: Romana Grajcarová