What is it like to be an addict? understanding substance abuse

"What is addiction? Theories about what kind of thing addiction is are sharply divided between those who see it purely as a brain disorder, and those who conceive of it in psychological and social terms. Owen Flanagan, an acclaimed philosopher of mind and ethics, offers a state-of-the-art assessment...

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Main Author: Flanagan, Owen, Jr., 1949- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025]
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Table of Contents:
  • The addict's point of view
  • What is it like to be an addict?
  • Explaining addiction
  • Identity and addiction
  • Willing addiction
  • The shame of addiction
  • The phenomenal authority of Alcoholics Anonymous
  • Hope and addiction.