The biology of desire : why addiction is not a disease / Marc Lewis.
By: Lewis, Marc D [author.].
Publisher: New York, NY : PublicAffairs, [2015]Edition: First edition.Description: xiii, 238 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781610394376.Subject(s): Substance abuse -- Etiology | Compulsive behavior -- Etiology | Addicts -- Psychology | Drug abuse | Drug addicts | Neurosciences | Addicts -- Psychology | Compulsive behavior -- Etiology | Drug abuse | Drug addicts | Neurosciences | Substance abuse -- EtiologyGenre/Form: Print books.| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-223) and index.
Defining addiction : a battleground of opinions -- A brain designed for addiction -- When craving comes to power : Natalie's story -- The tunnel of attention : Brian's romance with meth -- Donna's secret identity -- Johnny needs a drink -- Nothing for Alice : the double-edged sword of self-control -- Biology, biography, and addition -- Developing beyond addiction.
"Neuroscientist Lewis (Memoirs of an Addicted Brain) presents a strong argument against the disease model of addiction, which is currently predominant in medicine and popular culture alike, and bolsters it with informative and engaging narratives of addicts' lives ... Even when presenting more technical information, Lewis shows a keen ability to put a human face on the most groundbreaking research into addiction. Likewise, he manages to make complex findings and theories both comprehensible and interesting...This book, written with hopeful sincerity, will intrigue both those who accept its thesis and those who do not."--