{"product_id":"unbroken-brain-a-revolutionary-new-way-of-understanding-addiction","title":"Unbroken Brain: A Revolutionary New Way of Understanding Addiction","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMore people than ever before see themselves as addicted to, or recovering from, addiction, whether it be alcohol or drugs, prescription meds, sex, gambling, porn, or the internet. But despite the unprecedented attention, our understanding of addiction is trapped in unfounded 20th century ideas, addiction as a crime or as brain disease, and in equally outdated treatment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChallenging both the idea of the addict's \"broken brain\" and the notion of a simple \"addictive personality,\" The New York Times Bestseller, \u003ci\u003eUnbroken Brain, \u003c\/i\u003e offers a radical and groundbreaking new perspective, arguing that addictions are learning disorders and shows how seeing the condition this way can untangle our current debates over treatment, prevention and policy. Like autistic traits, addictive behaviors fall on a spectrum -- and they can be a normal response to an extreme situation. By illustrating what addiction is, and is not, the book illustrates how timing, history, family, peers, culture and chemicals come together to create both illness and recovery- and why there is no \"addictive personality\" or single treatment that works for all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCombining Maia Szalavitz's personal story with a distillation of more than 25 years of science and research, \u003ci\u003eUnbroken Brain \u003c\/i\u003eprovides a paradigm-shifting approach to thinking about addiction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer writings on radical addiction therapies have been featured in \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post, Vice Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, \u003c\/i\u003e in addition to multiple other publications. She has been interviewed about her book on many radio shows including Fresh Air with Terry Gross and The Brian Lehrer show.","brand":"Maia Szalavitz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46398613389548,"sku":"9781250116444","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9781250116444.jpg?v=1745590732","url":"https:\/\/intl.allstora.com\/products\/unbroken-brain-a-revolutionary-new-way-of-understanding-addiction","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}