Twelve step programs are the foundation of conventional thinking and treatment for people with addictive behaviors. But are they truly the best? Here, Tony Bevacqua explains why these one-size-fits-all approaches are not appropriate for everyone, since each person is a unique human being.. This book
Habits: Remaking Addiction
β Scribed by Suzanne Fraser, David Moore, Helen Keane (auth.)
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 282
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Introduction....Pages 1-25
Models of Addiction....Pages 26-59
Stabilising Stimulants: Amphetamine Dependence and Methamphetamine Addiction....Pages 60-90
Making Methamphetamine in Drug Policy and Consumer Accounts....Pages 91-127
A Field in Disarray? The Constitution of Alcohol Addiction in Expert Debates....Pages 128-164
Assembling Alcohol Problems: Young People and Drinking....Pages 165-187
Junk: The Neuroscience of Food Addiction and Obesity....Pages 188-212
Stepping to the Side of Addiction: Everyday Realities of Overeating and Obesity....Pages 213-233
Conclusion....Pages 234-242
Back Matter....Pages 243-272
β¦ Subjects
Sociology, general; Medical Sociology; Social Policy; Sociology of the Body; Psychiatry; Popular Science, general
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