5 hours ago · Under the care of Dr. William Duncan Silkworth (an early benefactor of AA), Wilson's detox included the deliriant belladonna. [21] At the hospital, a despairing Wilson experienced a bright flash of light, which he felt to be God revealing himself. [22]
American doctor
William Duncan Silkworth was an American phyician and specialist in the treatment of alcoholism. He was director of the Charles B. Towns Hospital for Drug and Alcohol Addictions in New York City in the 1930s, during which time William Griffith Wilson, a future co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, was admitted on four occasions for alcoholism. Wikipedia
