My NYT Letters page 11 NY Times Letters page 12. Letters to the NY Times page 14. Hypoics are born, not made. Hypoism Dan F. Umanoff, M.D. 163 Hendrickson Ave. It finally resolves what came first, the chicken or the egg, for addictions.
Addiction is an unintended consequence of evolution of the brain.
This is the disease we have all been talking about without actually knowing what it is. Effective recovery is based on the workings of this mechanism. The book also delineates the societal impediments to recovery, stigmatization and denial, and how these can be overcome with a clear understanding of the real disease behind these behaviors. Moreover, vast insight is provided to those of you who are looking for a valid premise to change social policy in a healthy way concerning recovery and harm reduction. The author of Hypoic's Handbook, Dan F. Umanoff, M.D., has accomplished an astounding and remarkable task.