{"product_id":"unbroken-brain-a-revolutionary-new-way-of-understanding-addiction","title":"Unbroken Brain: A Revolutionary New Way of Understanding Addiction","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"More people than ever before see themselves as addicted to, or recovering from, addiction, whether it be alcohol or drugs, prescription meds, sex, gambling, porn, or the internet. But despite the unprecedented attention, our understanding of addiction is trapped in unfounded 20th century ideas, addiction as a crime or as brain disease, and in equally outdated treatment. Challenging both the idea of the addict's \"broken brain\" and the notion of a simple \"addictive personality,\" Unbroken Brain offers a radical and groundbreaking new perspective, arguing that addictions are learning disorders and shows how seeing the condition this way can untangle our current debates over treatment, prevention and policy. Like autistic traits, addictive behaviors fall on a spectrum -- and they can be a normal response to an extreme situation. By illustrating what addiction is, and is not, the book illustrates how timing, history, family, peers, culture and chemicals come together to create both illness and recovery- and why there is no \"addictive personality\" or single treatment that works for all. Combining Maia's personal story with a distillation of more than 25 years of science and research, Unbroken Brain provides a paradigm-shifting approach to thinking about addiction\"--\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAuthor's Note ix \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIntroduction 1 \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1. Needle Point 9 \n\u003cbr\u003e2. A History of Addiction 20 \n\u003cbr\u003e3. The Nature of Addiction 32 \n\u003cbr\u003e4. Intense World 41 \n\u003cbr\u003e5. The Myth of the Addictive Personality 56 \n\u003cbr\u003e6. Labels 72 \n\u003cbr\u003e7. Hell Is Junior High School 84 \n\u003cbr\u003e8. Transitive Nightfall 94 \n\u003cbr\u003e9. On Dope and Dopamine 106 \n\u003cbr\u003e10. Set and Setting 121 \n\u003cbr\u003e11. Love and Addiction 138 \n\u003cbr\u003e12. Risky Business 155 \n\u003cbr\u003e13. Busted 167 \n\u003cbr\u003e14. The Problem with Bottom 174 \n\u003cbr\u003e15. Antisocial Behavior 191 \n\u003cbr\u003e16. The 12-Step Conundrum 207 \n\u003cbr\u003e17. Harm Reduction 224 \n\u003cbr\u003e18. The Kiwi Approach 243 \n\u003cbr\u003e19. Teaching Recovery 258 \n\u003cbr\u003e20. Neurodiversity and the Future of Addiction 272 \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAcknowledgments 287 \n\u003cbr\u003eNotes 289 \n\u003cbr\u003eIndex 323 \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author \n\u003cb\u003eMaia Szalavitz \u003c\/b\u003eis one of the premier American journalists covering addiction and drugs. She is co-author of \n\u003ci\u003eBorn for Love\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eThe Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog\u003c\/i\u003e, both with Dr. Bruce D. Perry. Her book, \n\u003ci\u003eHelp at Any Cost\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book-length exposé of the \"tough love\" business that dominates addiction treatment. She writes for TIME.com, the \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eVICE\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eScientific American\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003ePsychology Today\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e among others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Maia Szalavitz is one of the bravest, smartest writers about addiction anywhere. Everything she writes should be read carefully - I guarantee you'll have a lot to think about, and you'll know far more than at the start.\" \u003cbr\u003e-- \u003cb\u003eJohann Hari, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eChasing the Scream \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Maia Szalavitz is one of our most incisive thinkers about neuroscience in general and addiction in particular and her writing is astonishingly clear and compelling. In the timely, important, and insightful \n\u003ci\u003eUnbroken Brain, \u003c\/i\u003eSzalavitz seamlessly interweaves her moving personal story with her investigation into what addiction is (and isn't) and how we can most effectively prevent and treat it.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--David Sheff, \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eClean\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBeautiful Boy \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Through the lens of her own gripping story of addiction - supported with empirical evidence - Szalavitz persuasively shows that addiction is a disorder of learning, \n\u003ci\u003enot\u003c\/i\u003e one characterized by progressive brain dysfunction.\"-- \n\u003cb\u003eCarl Hart, Ph.D., author of the Pen\/Faulkner award-winning \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHigh Price: A Neuroscientist's Journey of Self-Discovery That Challenges Everything You Know About Drugs and Society \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Of the countless writers out there who's focus is addiction, no one can begin to touch the brilliance of Maia Szalavitz. She is by far my favorite addiction writer, perhaps one of my favorite writers ever. Her passion and exceptional writing talent combined with her exhaustive research, create a book that will inspire, educate, enrage, and entertain. I can only promise one thing: if you read this book, you will never be the same again.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Kristen Johnston, actress, author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling memoir \u003ci\u003eGuts\u003c\/i\u003e, addiction advocate, founder of\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e SLAM, NYC\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"As more professionals realize that addiction isn't really a disease, our challenge is to determine exactly what it is. Szalavitz catalogs the latest scientific knowledge of the biological, environmental and social causes of addiction and explains precisely how they interact over development. The theory is articulate and tight, yet made accessible and compelling through the author's harrowing autobiography. \n\u003ci\u003eUnbroken Brain\u003c\/i\u003e provides the most comprehensive and readable explanation of addiction I've yet to see.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Marc Lewis, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Biology of Desire\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"... a new way of looking at drug addiction that offers a fresh approach to managing it. [Salavitz] writes frankly about her background .... In a heartfelt manner, she exposes her own fears and pain ... A dense blending of self-exposure, surprising statistics, and solid science reporting that presents addiction as a misunderstood coping mechanism, a problem whose true nature is not yet recognized by policymakers or the public.\" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e --Kirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"Szalavitz makes a novel and even beautiful proposal. Addiction, she hypothesizes, is a developmental disorder. Specifically, it is a learning disorder. . . .[Szalavitz] explores problems with the criminalization of drugs, the place of racism in our culture's treatment of drugs and addiction, and she looks closely and illuminatingly at different treatment methods. There's a lot of news you can use in this book if you or someone you love is an addict.\" \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e-npr.org\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Journalist Szalavitz offers a multifaceted, ground-up renovation of the concept of addiction--both its causes and its cures.\" \n\u003ci\u003e--\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Anyone who has battled addiction or seen it harm a loved one will gain insights from \"Unbroken Brain,\" and if it influences policymakers, too, everyone will benefit.\"- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAssociated Press\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eMs. Szalavitz deftly threads her life story through the book to illustrate the dynamics that put people at risk of addiction.\" -- \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMore people than ever before see themselves as addicted to, or recovering from, addiction, whether it be alcohol or drugs, prescription meds, sex, gambling, porn, or the internet. But despite the unprecedented attention, our understanding of addiction is trapped in unfounded 20th century ideas, addiction as a crime or as brain disease, and in equally outdated treatment. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChallenging both the idea of the addict's \"broken brain\" and the notion of a simple \"addictive personality,\" \n\u003ci\u003eUnbroken Brain\u003c\/i\u003e offers a radical and groundbreaking new perspective, arguing that addictions are learning disorders and shows how seeing the condition this way can untangle our current debates over treatment, prevention and policy. Like autistic traits, addictive behaviors fall on a spectrum -- and they can be a normal response to an extreme situation. By illustrating what addiction is, and is not, the book illustrates how timing, history, family, peers, culture and chemicals come together to create both illness and recovery- and why there is no \"addictive personality\" or single treatment that works for all. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCombining Maia Szalavitz's personal story with a distillation of more than 25 years of science and research, \n\u003ci\u003eUnbroken Brain \u003c\/i\u003eprovides a paradigm-shifting approach to thinking about addiction. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eSzalavitz, Maia\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMAIA SZALAVITZ is widely viewed as one of the premier American journalists covering addiction and drugs. A neuroscience writer for TIME.com and a former cocaine and heroin addict, she understands the science and its personal dimensions in a way that few others can. She is co-author of \n\u003ci\u003eBorn for Love: Why Empathy is Essential - and Endangered\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003e The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog\u003c\/i\u003e, both with Dr. Bruce D. Perry. Her 2006 book, \n\u003ci\u003eHelp at Any Cost: How the Troubled-Teen Industry Cons Parents and Hurts Kids\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book-length exposé of the \"tough love\" business that dominates addiction treatment. She writes for a variety of publications including \n\u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e.com, the \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times, New York Magazine, Pacific Standard, Scientific American, Nautilus, Matter, Elle, Psychology Today, VICE, \u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Szalavitz, Maia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2017-05-09\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Self-Help \/ Substance Abuse \u0026amp; Addictions \/ Alcohol|Science \/ Cognitive Science|Self-Help \/ Substance Abuse \u0026amp; Addictions \/ Drugs|Psychology \/ Psychopathology \/ Addiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e Substance abuse|Treatment|Compulsive behavior\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.8 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250116444\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9781250116444\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52425765978393,"sku":"SP-9781250116444","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0913\/0380\/5209\/files\/9781250116444_spiral.png?v=1779484739","url":"https:\/\/westbindery.com\/products\/unbroken-brain-a-revolutionary-new-way-of-understanding-addiction","provider":"West Bindery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}