{"product_id":"theory-of-addiction-2e-9780470674215","title":"Theory of Addiction 2e","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe word ‘addiction’ these days is used to refer to a chronic condition where there is an \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eunhealthily powerful motivation to engage in a particular behavior. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis can be driven by many different factors – physiological, psychological, environmental, and social.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf we say that it is all about X, we miss V, W, Y, and Z. So, some people think addicts are using drugs to escape from unhappy lives, feelings of anxiety, and so on; many are.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome people think drugs become addictive because they alter the brain chemistry to create powerful urges; that is often true.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOthers think that drug taking is about seeking pleasure; often it is. Some take the view that addiction is a choice – addicts weigh up the pros and cons of doing what they do and decide the former outweighs the latter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYet others believe that addicts suffer from poor impulse control; that is often true… And so it goes on.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen you look at the evidence, you see that all these positions capture important aspects of the problem – but they are not complete explanations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNeuroscience can help us delve more deeply into some of these explanations, while the behavioral and social sciences are better at exploring others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe need a model that puts all this together in a way that can help us decide what to do in different cases.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShould we prescribe a drug, give the person some ‘tender loving care’, put them in prison, or what? The theory of Addiction provides this synthesis.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe first edition was well received:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e‘Throughout the book, the reader is exposed to a vast number of useful observations...The theoretical aims are timely, refreshing, ambitious, and above all challenging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt opens up a new way of looking at addiction and has the potential to move the field of addiction a considerable leap forward. Thus we wholeheartedly would like to recommend the book for students as well as scholars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead and learn!’ Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e‘The book provides a comprehensive review of existing theories - over 30 in all - and this\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003esynthesis of theories constitutes an important contribution in and of itself... West is to be\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ecommended for his synthesis of addiction theories that span neurobiology, psychology, and social science and for his insights into what remains unexplained.’ Addiction\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis new edition of the Theory of Addiction builds on the first, including additional theories in the field, a more developed specification of PRIME theory and analysis of the expanding evidence base. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert West, Jamie Brown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/04\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.60w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780470674215\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert West\u003c\/strong\u003e is Director of Tobacco Studies at the Cancer Research UK Health Behaviour Unit at University College London. He has been researching tobacco and nicotine dependence since 1982 and has published more than 250 scientific works. His research involves surveys of smoking patterns, clinical trials of aids to smoking cessation and laboratory studies of nicotine withdrawal symptoms. He is co-author of the English National Smoking Cessation Guidelines that provided the blueprint for the English Stop Smoking Services and is also Editor-in-Chief of the journal, Addiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40210716033139,"sku":"0470674210","price":82.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_2556ff66-e473-4aaf-90e5-78a1c7271aa8.jpg?v=1656422253","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/theory-of-addiction-2e-9780470674215","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}