Defining addiction turns out to be complicated. And, partly because of that, people have a wide range of opinions about how big a problem addiction is, and about what kind of attitude to have toward addicted persons.
WHAT IS AN ADDICTION?
Amazing as it might seem, there is still no real consensus about how to define ‘addiction’. A lot depends on the context in which the word is used. Dr. Ryan explores the options.
[ 21 min ]
HOW BIG A PROBLEM IS ADDICTION?
Is it a bigger problem than cancer? Bigger than Covid-19?
[ 23 min ]
ATTITUDES TOWARD ADDICTED PERSONS
The way in which we think about addictions has a huge impact on how we respond to addicted people.
[ 39 min ]
ADDICTION AND RACISM
Dale Ryan offers an overview of the connections between addiction and racism in the American experience
[ 63 min ]