“New gene therapy for smoking kills the pleasure of nicotine” – so reads the headline in yesterday’s LA Times. This brings up an issue that remains a huge thorn in the side of the committed disease theorists: substance use is a purpose driven behavior, bottom line. The way people treat you when you publicly say… Continue reading Why Target Pleasure?
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Stanton Peele’s Latest Discussion of Genes and Addiction
The whole genetic component to addiction and the outrageous claims of an addiction gene can be confusing. I must admit I’ve had trouble analyzing this topic because there is so much conflicting information. I do know that the most widely publicized information, Blum and Noble’s claims of an addiction gene, was front page news when… Continue reading Stanton Peele’s Latest Discussion of Genes and Addiction