This paper offers a conceptual overview of a neglected field. Evidence is presented to
suggest that, globally, addiction is sufficiently stressful to cause pain and suffering to a large …

Physicians generally recommend that patients resuscitated with naloxone after opioid
overdose stay in the emergency department for a period of observation in order to prevent …

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Autonomous agents are self-governing agents. But what is a self-governing agent?
Governing oneself is no guarantee that one will have a greater range of options in the future …

Fair Opportunity and Responsibility lies at the intersection of moral psychology and criminal
jurisprudence and analyzes responsibility and its relations to desert, culpability, excuse …

The Disordered Mind: An Introduction to Philosophy of Mind and Mental Illness, second
edition examines and explains, from a philosophical standpoint, what mental disorder is: its …

Abstract This article uses Marc Lewis' work as a springboard to discuss the socio-political
context of the brain disease model of addiction (BDMA). The claim that promotion of the …

The concept of compulsion, in which addictive behaviour is said to be carried out against the
will, is central to the disease theory of addiction and ubiquitous in modern definitions. The …

Stigmatization of families supporting an adult member with substance misuse is common
and undermines their capacity to support the person and maintain their own well‐being. The …

Slips of the tongue, unwitting favoritism, and stereotyped assumptions are just some
examples of microaggression. Nearly all of us commit microaggressions at some point, even …