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Addiction: A Very Short Introduction

By (author) Keith Humphreys,

€12.60

Addiction is a subject which straddles public and personal interests, societal and criminal justice concerns, and social and medical responses. This Very Short Introduction is an accessible introduction to the basic facts about addiction: what it is, how and why it develops, how it is treated, and how society can respond to it.

SKU: 9780199557233

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ISBN: 9780199557233

Book Format: Paperback / softback

Pages: 144

Dimensions: 11.2 × 0.8 × 17.3 cm

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  • Paperback / softback | 144 pages
  • 11.2 × 0.8 × 17.3 cm | 122
  • 23 February 2023
  • Oxford University Press
  • United Kingdom

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About the author

Keith Humphreys

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Keith Humphreys is a scholar, teacher, clinician, and public policy advisor in the addiction field. He has spent his career in the Department of Psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine and in the U.S. Veterans Health Administration. He was Senior Policy Advisor in the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy in the Barack Obama Administration, and has for many years advised Congress, the U.K. Parliament, and other officials about policy strategies for preventing and treating addiction.

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