Hooked: A concise guide to the underlying mechanics of addiction and treatment for patients families and providers

Addiction is a complex problem with social psychological and biological underpinnings. The scope of the problem is at epidemic proportions. Thanks to decades of scientific research we are better equipped than ever to comprehend the causes complications and effective social and medical treatments for addiction. Navigating the physical medical emotional and social aspects of addiction can be overwhelming to patients families and even treatment providers. Many publications deal with this topic; however most are thin pamphlets or thick scientific treatises. This short book concisely and clearly answers the questions that students patients and their loved ones ask: What is an addiction? Why do we care about it? Why do some people get addicted and others do not? What do we do about addiction? This book is medically minded but accessible to all readers and it will answer these questions and more.