Cognitive Neuroscientist and former addict Marc Lewis

The Harm of Labeling Addiction as a Disease

The Leonard Lopate Show | Jul 30, 2015

Cognitive neuroscientist and former addict Marc Lewis explains why he feels addiction is not a brain disease, and why the disease model has become an obstacle to healing. In The Biology of Desire: Why Addiction is Not a Disease, Lewis describes addiction as an unintended consequence of the brain seeking pleasure and relief.

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