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The Urge

Our History of Addiction

by Carl Erik Fisher · 2022 · 400 pages

Pedro Pascal
Pedro Pascal
Recommended by 1 elite

Recommended by 1 Elite

Pedro Pascal

About This Book

An addiction psychiatrist and person in recovery traces the cultural and medical history of addiction from ancient times to the modern era. The book integrates personal memoir with a cross-disciplinary analysis of how medicine, science, and policy have attempted to define and treat addictive behavior.

Book Details

Published

2022

Pages

400

Language

en

ISBN

9780525561446

Audiobook Available

11h 20m
Narrated by Mark Deakins

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