Jim Powell
Jim Powell, Editor of LaissezFaire Books and Senior Fellow of the Cato Institute
A dramatic affirmation of individual responsibility. . . . An explosive book.
Joseph Gerstein
Joseph Gerstein, M.D., F.A.C.P., Harvard Medical School
Herein, Dr. Schaler drives a stake into the heart of the `disease' concept of addictions. Millions of people have stopped smoking, abusing mind-altering drugs, and drinking addictively on their own, without the intervention of counselors or doctors or programs. Dr. Schaler explains persuasively why and how this happens, despite all the genetic and hormonal predispositions.
Thomas Szasz
Thomas Szasz, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry Emeritus, SUNY Health Science Center, Syracuse
Addiction Is a Choice is a powerful antidote against the twin poisons of anti-drug propaganda and drug prohibition.
Herbert Fingarette
Herbert Fingarette, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, University of California, Santa Barbara
Dr. Schaler has a hard-hitting, no-nonsense style which for me made Addiction Is a Choice a clear and fascinating read. The wealth of information and fresh insights reflect the writer's career as scholar-teacher-therapist, and especially his many years of research and practical work in the addiction field. The book dispels many myths about addiction and should provide liberating insights to the afflicted. It deserves to have a major impact on the way we think and act in our dealings with addictions.
Morris Chafetz
This is indeed a rare book. Schaler has produced a unique, masterly work which explains addiction from a revelatory perspective. The reader can learn how the controversial area of addiction can be looked at and understood in a new light. (Morris Chafetz, M.D., Founding Director, National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)
