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What is addiction?

Publication ,  Journal Article
Kranzler, HR; Li, TK
Published in: Alcohol Research and Health
2008

This issue of Alcohol Research & Health examines addiction to multiple substances - that is, combined dependence on alcohol and other drugs (AODs), including marijuana, cocaine, and opioids. It seems fitting, then, to begin the issue with a look at what constitutes "addiction." The Oxford English Dictionary (pp. 24-25) traces the term addiction to Roman law, under which addiction was a "formal giving over by sentence of court; hence, a dedication of person to a master." This notion of relinquishment of control by the addicted person is the central feature of many lay and professional definitions of the term. The study of addictive behavior crosses several disciplines, including, among others, behavioral neuroscience, epidemiology, genetics, molecular biology, pharmacology, psychology, psychiatry, and sociology. Articles in this issue examine aspects of AOD use disorders from the perspective of some of these varied disciplines.

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Published In

Alcohol Research and Health

ISSN

1535-7414

Publication Date

2008

Volume

31

Issue

2

Start / End Page

93 / 95

Related Subject Headings

  • Substance Abuse
  • 1701 Psychology
  • 1117 Public Health and Health Services
 

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Kranzler, H. R., & Li, T. K. (2008). What is addiction? Alcohol Research and Health, 31(2), 93–95.
Kranzler, H. R., and T. K. Li. “What is addiction?Alcohol Research and Health 31, no. 2 (2008): 93–95.
Kranzler HR, Li TK. What is addiction? Alcohol Research and Health. 2008;31(2):93–5.
Kranzler, H. R., and T. K. Li. “What is addiction?Alcohol Research and Health, vol. 31, no. 2, 2008, pp. 93–95.
Kranzler HR, Li TK. What is addiction? Alcohol Research and Health. 2008;31(2):93–95.

Published In

Alcohol Research and Health

ISSN

1535-7414

Publication Date

2008

Volume

31

Issue

2

Start / End Page

93 / 95

Related Subject Headings

  • Substance Abuse
  • 1701 Psychology
  • 1117 Public Health and Health Services