If anyone is interested this looks like an interesting program tonight. Below is the online write up on the BBC web site. For those in the US and further afield you may be able to catch this tomorrow night on the web site as part of the catch-up programs online.
If you can't stop taking drugs, drinking yourself into oblivion, or gambling your life away, don't worry, it's not your fault: you suffer from the disease called addiction. We're a society addicted to the idea of addiction. But is there any convincing evidence for this belief?
In the first of a four part series for BBC TWO, clinical psychologist Dr Tanya Byron hears controversial views from those who believe we are in danger of absolving weak and selfish people from taking responsibility for their own choices. Should we believe someone who says they're a sex addict, or the teenager who claims to be addicted to video games? Tanya examines some unconventional treatments available for addiction and seeks to uncover if they have any scientific credibility. Contains scenes of drug use.
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If you can't stop taking drugs, drinking yourself into oblivion, or gambling your life away, don't worry, it's not your fault: you suffer from the disease called addiction. We're a society addicted to the idea of addiction. But is there any convincing evidence for this belief?
In the first of a four part series for BBC TWO, clinical psychologist Dr Tanya Byron hears controversial views from those who believe we are in danger of absolving weak and selfish people from taking responsibility for their own choices. Should we believe someone who says they're a sex addict, or the teenager who claims to be addicted to video games? Tanya examines some unconventional treatments available for addiction and seeks to uncover if they have any scientific credibility. Contains scenes of drug use.
Love and Happiness
Hippie
xx
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