Addiction Doesn’t Exist, But it is Bad for You
Journal Article (Journal Article)
There is a debate about the nature of addiction, whether it is a result of brain damage, brain dysfunction, or normal brain changes that result from habit acquisition, and about whether it is a disease. I argue that the debate about whether addiction is a disease is much ado about nothing, since all parties agree it is “unquestionably destructive.” Furthermore, the term ‘addiction’ has disappeared from recent DSM’s in favor of a spectrum of ‘abuse’ disorders. This may be a good thing indicating more nuance in typing the heterogeneous phenomena we used to call ‘addiction’.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Flanagan, O
Published Date
- April 1, 2017
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 10 / 1
Start / End Page
- 91 - 98
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1874-5504
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 1874-5490
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1007/s12152-016-9298-z
Citation Source
- Scopus