Unbroken brain : a revolutionary new way of understanding addiction
by Szalavitz, Maia (Author)
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Summary
"More people than ever before see themselves as addicted to, or recovering from, addiction, whether it be alcohol or drugs, prescription meds, sex, gambling, porn, or the internet. But despite the unprecedented attention, our understanding of addiction is trapped in unfounded 20th century ideas, add... Full description
Table of Contents:
- Needle point
- A history of addiction
- The nature of addiction
- Intense world
- The myth of the addictive personality
- Labels
- Hell is junior high school
- Transitive nightfall
- On dope and dopamine
- Set and setting
- Love and addiction
- Risky business
- Busted
- The problem with bottom
- Antisocial behavior
- The 12-step conundrum
- Harm reduction
- The kiwi approach
- Teaching recovery
- Neurodiversity and the future of addiction.