Peter J Adams
  • Home
  • Blogs
  • Books
  • Research
  • Teaching
  • About
Select Page
Rethinking addiction in terms of social connections

Rethinking addiction in terms of social connections

by Peter J Adams | Jul 11, 2021 | Addiction

Addiction is often seen as some form of attribute or condition belonging to an individual person and produced by a complex interaction of that person’s body and mind. I see it differently. I see addiction as primarily a social event, and, through the metaphor of an...

Recent Posts

  • Dealing with the damage wrought by dominant metaphors
  • Banning alcohol sports sponsorship will mean a big drop in harm
  • Monster metaphors like mental illness block alternative ways of tackling big issues
  • Rethinking addiction in terms of social connections
  • Colonization as a way of understanding violence against women

Recent Comments

  • David Britten on The hard part of being told about a chronic medical condition
  • Peter J Adams on PM’s deft use of metaphors during lockdown

Archives

  • December 2023
  • July 2021
  • June 2021
  • April 2021
  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • November 2020
  • October 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • June 2020

Categories

  • Addiction
  • Commercial Determinants
  • Existential Issues
  • Gambling
  • Mental Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Rhetoric
  • Spirituality
  • Violence

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries RSS
  • Comments RSS
  • University of Auckland WordPress Service
  • Home
  • Blogs
  • Books
  • Research
  • Teaching
  • About
The University of Auckland | Accessibility | Copyright | Privacy | Disclaimer