{"product_id":"9781925106640","title":"The Biology of Desire: why addiction is not a disease","description":"Author: Lewis, Marc\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781925106640\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Scribe Publications\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 29 Jul 2015\u003cbr\u003ePages: 256 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThrough the vivid, true stories of five people who  journeyed into and out of addiction, a renowned neuroscientist explains  why the 'disease model' of addiction is wrong, and illuminates the path  to recovery.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe psychiatric establishment and rehab industry in the Western world have branded addiction a brain disease, based on evidence that brains change with drug use. But in \u003ci\u003eThe Biology of Desire\u003c\/i\u003e, cognitive neuroscientist and former addict Marc Lewis makes a convincing case that addiction is not a disease, and shows why the disease model has become an obstacle to healing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLewis reveals addiction as an unintended consequence of the brain doing what it's supposed to do - seek pleasure and relief - in a world that's not cooperating. Brains are designed to restructure themselves with normal learning and development, but this process is accelerated in addiction when highly attractive rewards are pursued repeatedly. Lewis shows why treatment based on the disease model so often fails, and how treatment can be retooled to achieve lasting recovery, given the realities of brain plasticity. Combining intimate human stories with clearly rendered scientific explanation, \u003ci\u003eThe Biology of Desire\u003c\/i\u003e is enlightening and optimistic reading for anyone who has wrestled with addiction either personally or professionally.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A courageous and much-needed voice in rethinking addiction...Through his intimate personal and professional knowledge of addiction, Lewis reframes our understanding of its mechanisms and nature in a way that is empowering.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Barbara Arrowsmith-Young, author of the \u003ci\u003eThe Woman Who Changed Her Brain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Informed by unparalleled neuroscientific insight and written with his usual flare, Marc Lewis's \u003ci\u003eThe Biology of Desire\u003c\/i\u003e effectively refutes the medical view of addiction as a primary brain disease. A bracing and informative rebuke of the muddle that now characterises public and professional discourse on this topic.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Dr Gabor Mate, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: close encounters with addiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'So much nonsense is spoken about addiction and the brain. If you want to understand what's really happening, read Marc Lewis' clear, insightful, and necessary book.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Johann Hari, author of \u003ci\u003eChasing the Scream\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48150371205278,"sku":"UBD-9781925106640","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781925106640.jpg?v=1786964669","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781925106640","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}