A controversial and persuasive analysis of addictionA tour de force, a spectacular effort of research and understanding. This book gives us the courage to bypass disease
notions to deal with intrapsychic, family system, and social and cultural dynamics in addiction.?David Cook, Counseling and
Psychological Services, University of
Wisconsin This compelling and controversial book challenges the widely accepted belief that alcohol and drug addiction have a genetic or biological basis. The so-called disease theory suggests that a substance or activity can cause the addict to lose control of his behavior. Stanton Peele demonstrates how this notion fails to make sense of scientific…
This book is very useful for those looking outside of traditional addiction theories. It shows that the theories that have been previously presented are limited and not as comprehensive as it they…
