Description
Book SynopsisFirst published in 1998. This study explains addiction in terms of social psychological processes, looks at the fundamental nature of addiction and its causes, pharmacology, attribution and volitional theories, as well as a context for drug problems.
Trade Review"...Challenging, readable and often insightful.." -- Richard Eiser of Times Higher Educational Supplement
"...The most challenging book to have appeared in the field of addiction studies in many years." -- Nick Heather of Centre for Alcohol & Drug Studies, UK
"I believe that all who work in one way or another in addiction would benefit from reading this book." -- Robert West of British Journal of Addiction
Table of ContentsAttribution Theory: Explaining Explanation
Attribution Theory and Attributional Research
Volitional and Non-Volitional Explanations
Addiction, Withdrawals and Craving
Pharmacology and Compulsion
The Problem of "Addictive Substances"
Disease as the Preferred Explanation for "Badness"
The Nature of Evidence: Methodological Problems
Attribution: A Dynamic Approach to How People Explain Their Actions
Functional Explanations for Drug Use
A Context for Drug Problems
