Addiction: a Disorder of Choice |
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| Author:
| Heyman, Gene M. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-05727-2 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2010 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $32.00 |
Book Description:
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In a book sure to inspire controversy, Gene Heyman argues that conventional wisdom about addiction--that it is a disease, a compulsion beyond conscious control--is wrong. At the heart of Heyman's analysis is a startling view of choice and motivation that applies to all choices, not just the choice to use drugs.
In a book sure to inspire controversy, Gene Heyman argues that conventional wisdom about addiction--that it is a disease, a compulsion beyond conscious control--is wrong. At the heart of Heyman's analysis is a startling view of choice and motivation that applies to all choices, not just the choice to use drugs.