Resumen
Addiction is a condition that results in significant harm to the individual and to society more generally. Societies' response to addiction is influenced by how it is understood. The view that addiction is a choice that individuals make (the choice model) has led to punitive responses to drug use that punish and deter use. Neuroscience research on addiction is challenging politicolegal responses to addiction by suggesting that it is a brain disease that drives individuals to drug use (the medical model). It also promises to lead to more therapeutic responses to addiction and more effective technologies to prevent, counter, or treat it. These possible conceptual effects and therapeutic applications raise important ethical issues.
Idioma original | English |
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Título de la publicación alojada | Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics |
Editorial | Elsevier Inc. |
Páginas | 22-30 |
Número de páginas | 9 |
ISBN (versión impresa) | 9780123739322 |
DOI | |
Estado | Published - ene. 1 2012 |
Publicado de forma externa | Sí |
Nota bibliográfica
Publisher Copyright:© 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- General Social Sciences