The Meaning of Addiction: An Unconventional View

by Stanton Peele

Book Overview

A controversial and persuasive analysis of addiction A tour de force, a spectacular effort of research andunderstanding. This book gives us the courage to bypass diseasenotions to deal with intrapsychic, family system, and social andcultural dynamics in addiction. ?David Cook, Counseling and Psychological Services, University ofWisconsin This compelling and controversial book challenges the widelyaccepted belief that alcohol and drug addiction have...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0787943827
• ISBN13: 9780787943820
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.2"