Understanding Addiction

by Elizabeth Connell Henderson

Book Overview

At least one of every four people in America has had some experience with addiction--either personally or through a family member. Addiction and its consequences cost billions of dollars each year in direct medical costs, lost productivity, accidents, crime, and corruption. Yet as a disease, addiction is still largely misunderstood.

Starting with the question "what is addiction?" Elizabeth Connell Henderson takes the reader through the many...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1578062403
• ISBN13: 9781578062409
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Length: 209 Pages
• Weight: 3.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Very readable

Having read a number of books and articles on the subject, I can say the this book is the most easily readable of all. It explains very complex topics in terms that lets one read and understand quickly, unlike many comprehensive texts that are not really directed to the layman.