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The elephantine shape of addiction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 July 2008

Henry Yin
Henry Yin
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University, Durham, NC27708. hy43@duke.edu
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Abstract

By summarizing, in a single piece, various current perspectives on addiction, Redish et al. have performed a useful service to the field. Their central message is that addiction comprises many vulnerabilities rather than a single vulnerability. Such a message may not be new, but it is worth repeating.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 31 , Issue 4 , August 2008 , pp. 461
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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