Siegel, Shepard
The Ghost in the Addict
- ISBN 13:
- 9780262547970
- author:
- Siegel, Shepard
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- MIT Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2024
- Pages:
- 192
- Dimensions:
- 20 x 13.2 x 1.6 centimetres (0.3
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Psychology, Cognitive,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 20 working days
Description
The Ghost in the Addict by Shepard Siegel A Pavlovian analysis of drug use reveals that withdrawal distress and cravings are not symptoms of addiction, but rather an adaptive response to physiological changes caused by substance use. This book explores how chronic drug use conditions users to have an anticipatory homeostatic correction, protecting them from overdose, and how this preparatory response can haunt addicts long after they have stopped using. Siegel examines the failure of legislation, the circumstances of overdose, and the cues that promote drug use, seeking to counter the widespread belief that addiction is evidence of a pathology. By understanding withdrawal symptoms as a Pavlovian response, he argues that we can begin to comprehend why addicts experience cravings long after their last drug use. This book offers a unique perspective on addiction, one that challenges common assumptions and seeks to promote a more nuanced understanding of this complex issue.
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