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The provided image is not a declassified CIA document. Instead, it is a graphic displaying text on a black background. The text announces that the document was obtained from "The Black Vault," an online database of declassified government documents, specifically mentioning the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection. It states that this collection contains over 20,000 declassified pages from the CIA and provides a URL for downloading. The graphic also features an image of a vault door. There are no photographs of people, locations, equipment, or subjects, nor are there any handwritten annotations, signatures, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, redactions, or visual evidence of experimental procedures. G-' :rr:::~c:?J.!~mr ?OR: Direct0r, 19 i~.ugust 199 -· ' . 1. Attention is c.ir!'!ctcd to y.;ur memcro.nd,..:n cnti~.led "Alcohol Ant'? ~·:mists," dated 5 Ju~:r 1952 ancl directed to Chief, ~-~~dical Staff. c,.,M,..,rehen:;ive revieu of current !':ledical li ter~:tt:rc h~s not rev~a.lP-d a ::~r;le specific and reliable alcohol antagonist that ful~ill.s your '· require::Jent:::;. ...... 2. Dexedrine sulfnte, rerYi tfn~ and benzecrinP. ~.re the most effective aYaiJable d.rugs for this purpose in the order given. Specific:o.l1y the:::e d::-ugs a::-e not true alcohol antag'"~nizts but serve to !:'.ask t!:e effects of Al~chol in the hw.z1n subject. P.ny of the rtbo\·e d::-urrs in d0se:::: of 20 rr..g:71 ta::cn an hom· !::eforc and ever:.· f0t'..r hm.:rs t·:hile inr:~Jsti:-u:; a.J.cohol::.c C€:':eragss '..'auld partiall:" counteract th'3 discer!lible effects of etl:yl alcoh-:>1. ., The on1:.r eff~cti-.re and 0pplicc.ble adsorbent is tb.t found in ~. Jarr-0 quantities of .!"'rotein either in tbe form of animal protein or :r.ilk; - e. r., a hea~:y protein :neal reduce::; the a.bs,rption of n.lcchoJ frcm the -;o di~~sti ve tract by per cer.t. !-linern.l oil or olh·e oil ir: i...-o cmnce do~e:5 '.!ill effecti·:el7 delay the absorption of alcohol but will not nrevent i ~". L. The 3-c-:~rrcl!=!x ·.;i~.~'llns definit.;:::Jy acceler;:te the :::et.atolis::-1 ~f Rlccr.ol b:,- -:r.~ lh·e:-; h~:,;ci:er, ti:e t:navailabili ty of or::.l r:r~ror~:.ons , ... . .. . . , l r . • '- her .. - J e dr'' V '" L " ~ S - ; • , . . L , • v he , .. .. - . : .. n .. . . ; . v . l.·ve r \. : .: n ., . w ,. e . ,;;,) . .. .~ . .:. " ... 'Ce' . " .; " )~ " c~ " r \ · 1 - an £. r ...~ l o. " ~. " .o. h . e , ' . "" . "" , " . '" , '! . ~ . r, ' . - , ' u 1 - - ic " + '-'C ., J · . o 1~ e .. \ . . : . : ·~ . . • , • e :-:ec-cs:-::>.17 :~::- ti:<::ir :J.ctin.n ·.. u ,ulti nin:LTi::e their vall:e. The :.nsuli!l- ... _ - glucose Ul.i::ct:t.:=-e is of dcmbt:ul value nnd i-IOuld be ill-advised because ti:e insu~in !':'lUSt be given by injection. :--. Tn ~ur.J.Jnary, the r.1ost effecti·:e avaib.blc The document is a typed memorandum on plain paper, dated August 19, 1952. At the top right, there is some handwritten annotation in blue ink. The body of the document contains a numbered list of points discussing alcohol antagonists and their effects. There is no visual evidence of experimental procedures, equipment, facilities, photographs, stamps, or forms. : . : ·~ . . • , • e :-:ec-cs:-::>.17 :~::- ti:<::ir :J.ctin.n ·.. u ,ulti nin:LTi::e their vall:e. The :.nsuli!l- ... _ - glucose Ul.i::ct:t.:=-e is of dcmbt:ul value nnd i-IOuld be ill-advised because ti:e insu~in !':'lUSt be given by injection. :--. Tn ~ur.J.Jnary, the r.1ost effecti·:e avaib.blc ;,ct)-od of co:.:.~ batti."lg the e!"!'ects of alcohol -..;ould be the combination suc;cested helow: :=-6 ·. a. to bJets of concentro.ted B-complex '.ritn.rtins. ~n· ·the tr.at the alcohol ingestion i::; to take place. ' \ b. 20 mgm dexedrine about nne hour befor8 bcrinninr. the inr,':!stion of nlcoho] ic bcverc..r-:e:; and 21i mgrn every four hours while partn.kin~; of :ruch beveraGe:>. c. l'hc ing~:;ti.~n of a he~~;y pr'Jtein ::1en.l ::hort}y befor~ ra::--tal:ing 0f al~cholic beverage~. (Alternatives - t·.;o (!:1sses ·,:hole nilk; one tilass crear:; lart;;'? heJninG ic~ creac; two ounces olive oil; or two ounces ~neral ,· oil.) - , .... - _., .. , .. ··-· .. .. 6. At the rresent ti:ne there is 2.ittlG ~ttenU.on in !'1edic:1l reseorch ceinr; directed toward countera.ctinr, the i.'r.. r neC.ia-Le er~·sct.::: of alcci1oJ. in order to :;-..'l:i.nta:'..n sobriety. This fieJd mElY ".l<:!.rrant further investigation by the aprropriate division of the abency. 7. In this r.1emor:.nclurJ ue have attempted to e:rtract the salient factors ~o:rtimmt to T~ur problem. This office would be rlea~ed to confer -.~ith your ~taff regortl:i.nr, nore detailed inforiration if so de~ir~cJ, 'end· to a.::;:::"!st you in the solution of ~ny proble~s of a medical nature ...... hich night arise. /7._ .- /( All:o-- Distribution: - Ori~ and 1 .!..~.dr~ssee C/~::3 2 - A.L/!!D (file) RI - .,. - .. ' t ... • -~ . ·-·. .. ~~- ·· .. -·-· ..... -.. ~:-•. •· . -· ....... .. .... _ - -r-...... __ .... -. .. 2~ Sc~tsmb~r 1?52 ,. Alcohol 1\nt:)c:cnists c-- •.: ~T~o from , same SU ' O J . 8C . V .. J 1952. !. 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