Myth of Addiction: An Application of the Psychological Theory of Attribution to Illicit Drug Use / Edition 1

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Overview

Current attitudes towards drug misuse in the media, government and even treatment centers often exaggerate the pharmacological power of drugs. Their coercive influence is widely believed to be so great that to experiment with a drug is tantamount to addiction. This book argues that such beliefs are largely inaccurate and harmful. Research shows that explanations for drug use vary according to circumstances. Drug users may explain that they have lost their willpower and capacity for personal decision-making, because this is the explanation expected of them, but most actually use drugs because they want to and because they see no good reason for giving them up. Addicted behavior is therefore a form of learned helplessness that encourages passivity and irresponsibility.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9783718651979
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Inc.
  • Publication date: 1/1/1992
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 180
  • Product dimensions: 5.80 (w) x 9.10 (h) x 0.70 (d)

Table of Contents

Prologue
1 Attribution Theory: Explaining Explanation 1
2 Attribution Theory and Attributional Research 12
3 Volitional and Non-Volitional Explanations 25
4 Addiction, Withdrawals and Craving 38
5 Pharmacology and Compulsion 56
6 The Problem of 'Addictive Substances' 63
7 Disease as the Preferred Explanation for 'Badness' 74
8 The Nature of the Evidence: Methodological Problems 81
9 Attribution: A Dynamic Approach to How People Explain Their Actions 106
10 Functional Explanations for Drug Use 127
11 A Context for Drug Problems 154
References 168
Index 178
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