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Addiction Is a Choice

By: Jeffrey A. Schaler PhD
Narrated by: James Killavey
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Written for both lay and professional listeners, this book offers new approaches to understanding addiction and the public policies necessary to successfully battle its detrimental effects on society. The author explains why current policies are ineffective and how they fail to cure the "problem". He argues that they actually encourage addiction by allowing people to feel blameless for the consequences of their choices.

©2000 Carus Publishing Company (P)2016 Redwood Audiobooks Addiction & Recovery Mental Health Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Health Thought-Provoking Substance abuse

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Critic reviews

"Addiction Is a Choice is a powerful antidote against the twin poisons of anti-drug propaganda and drug prohibition. (Thomas Szasz, M.D., SUNY Health Science Center)
"Schaler's... suggestions for changes in public policy and for individual change demand consideration." ( Kirkus Reviews)
A unique, masterly work. The reader can learn how the controversial area of addiction can be looked at and understood in a new light. (Morris Chafetz, M.D., National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)
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Thought provoking disagree with some of the content could be misleading for people struggling with addiction being part of an AA group has far greater successful outcome of over coming addiction this book seems to undermine the true benefits of AA recovery and tries to portray the science of addiction which has not been that successful ask any psychotherapy or psychiatric proffesional how successful have they been in treating addiction compared with AA success rate.

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