Myth of Addiction

First published in 1998. This study explains addiction in terms of social psychological processes, looks at the fundamental nature of addiction and its causes, pharmacology, attribution and volitional theories, as well as a context for drug problems. <p>Attribution Theory: Explaining Explanation<br>Attribution Theory and Attributional Research<br>Volitional and Non-Volitional Explanations<br>Addiction, Withdrawals and Craving<br>Pharmacology and Compulsion<br>The Problem of "Addictive Substances"<br>Disease as the Preferred Explanation for "Badness"<br>The Nature of Evidence: Methodological Problems<br>Attribution: A Dynamic Approach to How People Explain Their Actions<br>Functional Explanations for Drug Use<br>A Context for Drug Problems</p>