The Age of Addiction
Author | : David T. Courtwright |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 337 |
Release | : 2019-05-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780674737372 |
ISBN-13 | : 0674737377 |
Rating | : 4/5 (377 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Age of Addiction by : David T. Courtwright
Download or read book The Age of Addiction written by David T. Courtwright and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2019-05-06 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We live in an age of addiction, from compulsive gaming and shopping to binge eating and opioid abuse. What can we do to resist temptations that insidiously and deliberately rewire our brains? Nothing, David Courtwright says, unless we understand the global enterprises whose “limbic capitalism” creates and caters to our bad habits.