Preface

Preface to 1998 Edition

1

The Concept of Addiction
Opiate Addiction in the United States and the Western World
Divergent Evidence about Narcotic Addiction
Nonbiological Factors in Addiction
The Nature of Addiction

2

The American Image of Alcohol: Does Liquor Have the Power to Corrupt and Control?
The Disease of Alcoholism
Historical, Social, Ethnic, and Economic Factors in Alcoholism in the United States
The Social Science Challenge to the Disease Theory
Controlled-Drinking Therapy for Alcoholism

3

Theories of Addiction
Stanton Peele and Bruce K. Alexander
Genetic Theories
Exposure Theories: Biological Models
Exposure Theories: Conditioning Models
Adaptation Theories
The Requirements of a Successful Theory of Addiction

4

Adult, Infant, and Animal Addiction
Bruce K. Alexander, Stanton Peele, Patricia E. Hadaway,
Stanley J. Morse, Archie Brodsky, and Barry L. Beyerstein
The Effect on the Infant of Mother's Drug Use
The Addicted Animal
Animal Narcotics Use in Rat Park
What Causes Animals to Accept Narcosis?
The Implications of Infant and Animal Research for Conceptions of Addiction

5

Addiction to an Experience
Elements of the Addictive Experience
Susceptibility to Addiction and the Choice of Addictive Object: Social and Cultural Factors
Susceptibility to and Choice of Addiction: Situational Factors
Susceptibility to and Choice of Addiction: Individual Factors
Susceptibility to and Choice of Addiction: Developmental Factors
The Nature of Addiction: The Addiction Cycle

6

The Impaired Society
The Narcotic Connection—Supply and Demand
The Negative Effects of the Belief in Chemical Dependence
Can We Treat Away the Drug Problem?
The Alcoholism and Chemical Dependence Industry
Spreading Diseases
The Cure for Addiction