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Two myths of addiction: the addictive personality and the issue of free choice

โœ Scribed by John S. Kerr

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1996
Tongue
English
Weight
447 KB
Volume
11
Category
Article
ISSN
0885-6222

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โœฆ Synopsis

This short review paper examines two aspects of addiction controversies: whether there is such an entity as an addictive personality, and the question of whether free choice is involved in substance use. The former is part of an argument with a long history, with the case for the existence of an addictive personality being put more often, particularly in the USA. The latter is a more recent development in the debate that raises important issues in the research on substance use and addition. It is concluded that there is no evidence for the existence of a personality type that is prone to addictidn, and that free choice can be seen to be a part of substance use, i.e. the compulsion element is lacking.

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