ABSTRACT
Viewsaboutthenatureofdrugaddictionhaveundergoneconsiderablechange. Addictiontodrugshasbeenseenatvarioustimesasbeingduetosocialconditions, disease,internalconflict,personalitydisorder,economics,conditionedlearning, faultycognitionsandgeneticinheritance.Sometheoriescontinuetoenjoy popularity,afewtothepointofevangelism.Otherlesscelebratedcausaltheories havenotsurvivedthepassageoftime.Abewilderingarrayofprescriptive treatmentsforaddiction,derivedfromthesetheoreticalmodels,awaitthetherapist's choice.Thesearediscussedinthissectionofthebook.
