author
Horace B. Day
1819–1870
Best known for a rare firsthand book on addiction, this 19th-century writer explored the realities of opium use with unusual honesty and practical concern. His work still stands out as an early, personal account of substance dependence.
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The Opium Habit
by Horace B. Day
About the author
Little is firmly documented here beyond the basics, but Horace B. Day is identified in major library and public-domain book records as an author who lived from 1819 to 1870.
He is chiefly remembered for The Opium Habit; With Suggestions as to the Remedy, a book published in the 19th century and preserved by sources such as Project Gutenberg and library catalogs. The work is notable for addressing opium dependence directly and sympathetically, offering both personal observation and advice at a time when addiction was less openly discussed.
Because reliable biographical details are scarce in the sources reviewed, it is safest to remember him through his writing: a serious, compassionate contribution to early literature on addiction and recovery.