The biology of desire
Subtitle: why addiction is not a disease
By: Marc Lewis
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 238
ISBN-13: 9781610394376
Subjects: Drug addicts; Neurosciences; Compulsive behavior; Psychology; Drug abuse; Addicts; Substance abuse; Etiology
Description: "Neuroscientist Lewis (Memoirs of an Addicted Brain) presents a strong argument against the disease model of addiction, which is currently predominant in medicine and popular culture alike, and bolsters it with informative and engaging narratives of addicts' lives ... Even when presenting more technical information, Lewis shows a keen ability to put a human face on the most groundbreaking research into addiction. Likewise, he manages to make complex findings and theories both comprehensible and interesting...This book, written with hopeful sincerity, will intrigue both those who accept its thesis and those who do not."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-223) and index.
Table of contents: title: Defining addiction : a battleground of opinions; title: A brain designed for addiction; title: When craving comes to power : Natalie's story; title: The tunnel of attention : Brian's romance with meth; title: Donna's secret identity; title: Johnny needs a drink; title: Nothing for Alice : the double-edged sword of self-control; title: Biology, biography, and addition; title: Developing beyond addiction.