Addiction is a chronic brain disorder, and not merely a behavioral problem or simply the result of taking the wrong choices, according to the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), which has ...
People like to speak of "paradigms" vis-à-vis Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, where one scientific paradigm creeps up on and overtakes another, as it provides an unambiguously superior ...
Last month, The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) made a big step toward widespread recognition of addiction as a medical issue rather than a behavioral issue or moral failing. It released ...