Addiction Medicalization and the Philosophy of Addiction Addiction medicine has brought great benefits. But it is not without limits. Updated March 29, 2024 | Reviewed by Gary Drevitch ...

The term "medicalization" was popularized by the Catholic philosopher and social critic Ivan Illich. Illich was troubled by the way in which what was formerly regarded as deviant behavior had come ...

Addiction and recovery: A philosopher's view Philosophy Professor Hanna Pickard suggests that no case of addiction is exactly like another—and understanding why someone chooses to continue using drugs ...

What Is It Like To Be an Addict? Understanding Substance Abuse, by Owen Flanagan, Oxford University Press, 320 pages, $24.99 ...

and the Philosophy of Medicine . Contact . Toggle Navigation Menu. 7/24/17 Home. 3/11/22 About. 1/15/24 People. 11/25 ... This paper describes a series being introduced to the journal Addiction called ...

Ms. Szalavitz is a contributing Opinion writer who covers addiction and public policy. When I was arrested and charged with possession with intent to sell cocaine in 1986, I was addicted to both ...

The philosophy of MAT — a departure from the moralizing, abstinence-based rehab and 12-step programs that dominated addiction care for most of the 20th century — began to take shape in the ...

In light of the organization’s anti-medication bias, many addiction doctors, researchers, and people in recovery have begun to question the 12-step philosophy — and whether its most basic ...

So Hopkins says her philosophy of addiction care also had to change. She sums it up in a single sentence. HOPKINS: There is no recovery if you're dead.

People with more serious addiction issues confront challenges in seeking care, including a lack of affordable treatment and few beds in rehabilitation centers, said Eric A. Voth, a retired ...