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Written for both lay and professional readers, this book offers new approaches to understanding addiction and the public policies necessary to successfully battle its detrimental effects on society. The author explains why current policies are ineffective and how they fail to cure the problem. He argues that they actually encourage addiction by allowing people to feel blameless for the consequences of their choices.


Table of Contents
The Nature of Addiction; How the "Helpless" View of Addiction Hurts Addicts; Why Addiction is Not a Disease; Addiction Treatment Providers - Who They Are and What They Believe; Addiction and Spiritual Thinking; Addiction Ideology as a Cult; Selling Water by the River - The Project MATCH Cover-Up; Addiction Treatment and Free Speech; How to Help Addicts.

Addiction is a Choice

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    A Paperback by Ph.D. Jeffrey A. Schaler

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      Publisher: Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
      Publication Date: 2/3/2000 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780812694048, 978-0812694048
      ISBN10: 081269404X
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Written for both lay and professional readers, this book offers new approaches to understanding addiction and the public policies necessary to successfully battle its detrimental effects on society. The author explains why current policies are ineffective and how they fail to cure the problem. He argues that they actually encourage addiction by allowing people to feel blameless for the consequences of their choices.


      Table of Contents
      The Nature of Addiction; How the "Helpless" View of Addiction Hurts Addicts; Why Addiction is Not a Disease; Addiction Treatment Providers - Who They Are and What They Believe; Addiction and Spiritual Thinking; Addiction Ideology as a Cult; Selling Water by the River - The Project MATCH Cover-Up; Addiction Treatment and Free Speech; How to Help Addicts.

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