. ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁The ▁K ee ley ▁Institute ▁in ▁D w ight , ▁Illinois ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁to ▁close , ▁doing ▁so ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁Despite ▁his ▁ther apy ▁being ▁described ▁by ▁medical ▁exper ts ▁as ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁qu ack ery , ▁K ee ley ▁is ▁remembered ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁treat ▁alco hol ism ▁as ▁a ▁medical ▁problem . ▁The ▁K ee ley ▁c ure ▁is ▁defined ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Illustr ated ▁Medical ▁Dictionary ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁edition ▁as ▁" a ▁propriet ary ▁method ▁of ▁treatment ▁for ▁the ▁alco hol ▁and ▁op ium ▁hab its ▁by ▁means ▁of ▁gold ▁ch lor ide ." ▁ ▁K ee ley ▁was ▁widely ▁c ited ▁as ▁a ▁qu ack . ▁A ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁article ▁in ▁the ▁Illinois ▁Medical ▁Journal ▁stated ▁that ▁" Les lie ▁K ee ley ▁was ▁a ▁common , ▁ordinary ▁qu ack ▁with ▁a ▁useless ▁rem edy ▁which ▁made ▁good ▁by ▁advert ising ▁and ▁catch ing ▁su ck ers ." ▁ ▁Publications ▁ ▁O pi um : ▁Its ▁Use , ▁Ab use ▁and ▁C ure ▁( 1 8 9 2 ) ▁The ▁K ee ley ▁Tre at ment ▁( 1 8 9 2 ) ▁The ▁Non - H ered ity ▁Of ▁I ne b ri ety ▁( 1 8 9 6 ) ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁ ▁Category : Phys icians ▁from ▁Illinois ▁Category : American ▁Civil ▁War ▁sur ge ons ▁Category : 1 8 3 6 ▁birth s ▁Category :