Description: Title: The Biology of Desire: Why Addiction Is Not a Disease Author: Lewis, Marc Publisher: PublicAffairs Binding: Paperback Pages: 256 Dimensions: 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.80d Product Weight: 0.5 lbs. Language: English ISBN: 9781610397124 Through the vivid, true stories of five people who journeyed into and out of addiction, a renowned neuroscientist explains why the "disease model" of addiction is wrong and illuminates the path to recovery. The psychiatric establishment and rehab industry in the Western world have branded addiction a brain disease. But in The Biology of Desire, cognitive neuroscientist and former addict Marc Lewis makes a convincing case that addiction is not a disease, and shows why the disease model has become an obstacle to healing. Lewis reveals addiction as an unintended consequence of the brain doing what it's supposed to do-seek pleasure and relief-in a world that's not cooperating. As a result, most treatment based on the disease model fails. Lewis shows how treatment can be retooled to achieve lasting recovery. This is enlightening and optimistic reading for anyone who has wrestled with addiction either personally or professionally. Ships Fast From The USA! Authorized Dealer
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Book Title: Biology of Desire : Why Addiction Is Not a Disease
Number of Pages: 256 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Public Affairs
Item Height: 0.9 in
Topic: Life Sciences / Neuroscience, Substance Abuse & Addictions / General, Psychopathology / Addiction
Publication Year: 2016
Genre: Self-Help, Science, Psychology
Item Weight: 8 Oz
Author: Marc Lewis
Item Length: 8.2 in
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
