a disorder of choice Heyman, Gene M. creator text xxu Cambridge, MA London, UK Cambridge University Press 2009 monographic eng

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ix, 200 p. : illus. ; pbk ; 24 cm. "In a book sure to inspire controversy, Gene Heyman argues that conventional wisdom about addiction - that it is a disease, a compulsion beyond conscious control - is wrong. Drawing on psychiatric epidemiology, addicts' autobiographies, treatment studies, and advances in behavioral economics, Heyman makes a powerful case that addiction is voluntary. He shows that drug use, like all choices, is influenced by preferences and goals. But just as there are successful dieters, there are successful ex-addicts. In fact, addiction is the psychiatric disorder with the highest rate of recovery. But what ends an addiction?" -- Book jacket. Responses to addiction -- The first drug epidemic -- Addiction in the first person -- Once an addict, always an addict? -- Voluntary behavior, disease, and addiction -- Addiction and choice -- Voluntary behavior : an engine for change. Gene M. Heyman. Includes bibliographical references and index. Choice (psychology) Compulsive behaviour Habit breaking Addicts psychology Drug addiction 616.86001 9780674057272 NEMB 130919 20130919204243.0