Addiction and Choice

Addiction and Choice
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 529
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ISBN-10 : 9780198727224
ISBN-13 : 0198727224
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Book Synopsis Addiction and Choice by : Nick Heather

Download or read book Addiction and Choice written by Nick Heather and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Views on addiction are often polarised - either addiction is a matter of choice, or addicts simply can't help themselves. But perhaps addiction falls between the two? This book contains views from philosophy, neuroscience, psychiatry, psychology, and the law exploring this middle ground between free choice and no choice.


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