The Globalisation of Addiction
Subtitle: A Study in Poverty of the Spirit
By: Bruce K. Alexander.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 470
ISBN-13: 9780199230129
Subjects: Compulsive behavior; Substance abuse; Compulsive behavior -- Social aspects -- Canada; Substance abuse -- Social aspects -- Canada; Behavior, Addictive -- psychology -- British Columbia; Psychology, Social -- British Columbia; Social Adjustment -- British Columbia; Social Environment -- British Columbia; Spirituality -- British Columbia; Substance-Related Disorders -- psychology -- British Columbia
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Vancouver as prototype; title: Addiction1, addiction2, addiction3, addiction4; title: The dislocation theory of addiction; title: Psychosocial integration is a necessity; title: Free-market society undermines psychosocial integration; title: Addiction is a way of adapting to dislocation I: historical evidence; title: Addiction is a way of adapting to dislocation II: quantitative research, clinical reports, and 'spam'; title: Addiction is a way of adapting to dislocation III: the myth of the demon drugs; title: Addiction and society; title: The role of addiction in the civilised madness of the 21st century; title: Getting by; title: Spiritual treatment for addiction: the 'fifth pillar'; title: Socrates' 'master passions' and dikaiosuno; title: From blindness and paralysis to action; title: Social actions to control addiction: question period.