. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Blowing Smoke argues that we are losing the drug war because of our devotion to the disease model of substance abuse. That model has become the driving force for our two main strategies in the war: prohibition laws and drug rehab. The book traces the history and science behind each to show how they paradoxically enable drug use."@en . . . . . "Alcohol, opiates, cocaine and marijuana, among other drugs, have been used and abused for millennia. Before the disease-model approach to drug addiction, which posits that addiction is a psychological and biological problem and that sufferers are victims, societies had a workable solution: let people consume what they want, and let informal cultural controls reinforce responsible behavior. Legal sanctions were reserved for any use that affected the safety of others. Blowing Smoke proposes an approach to the war on drugs that returns us to the pre-disease-model era. Dr. Reznicek debunks the disease model, arguing that it has exacerbated the problem, and provides a new framework, more consistent with current neuroscientific knowledge: the habit model. Habits are practiced as long as they provide comfort, and are abandoned when they cause pain. Dr. Reznicek recommends the legalization of drugs for adults and the implementation of social practices to dissuade abusers, and shows how such an approach can work for us today.--From publisher description."@en . . . . . "Electronic books"@en . . . . . . . . . "Blowing smoke rethinking the war on drugs without prohibition and rehab"@en . . . "Blowing smoke rethinking the war on drugs without prohibition and rehab" . . . . "Blowing smoke : rethinking the war on drugs without prohibition and rehab"@en . "Blowing smoke : rethinking the war on drugs without prohibition and rehab" . "\"Alcohol, opiates, cocaine and marijuana, among other drugs, have been used and abused for millennia. Before the disease-model approach to drug addiction, which posits that addiction is a psychological and biological problem and that sufferers are victims, societies had a workable solution: let people consume what they want, and let informal cultural controls reinforce responsible behavior. Legal sanctions were reserved for any use that affected the safety of others. Blowing Smoke proposes an approach to the war on drugs that returns us to the pre-disease-model era. Dr. Reznicek debunks the disease model, arguing that it has exacerbated the problem, and provides a new framework, more consistent with current neuroscientific knowledge: the habit model. Habits are practiced as long as they provide comfort, and are abandoned when they cause pain. Dr. Reznicek recommends the legalization of drugs for adults and the implementation of social practices to dissuade abusers, and shows how such an approach can work for us today\"--Provided by publisher." . "History" . "History"@en . "Drug traffic - United States - History." . . "Drug abuse - United States - Prevention - History." . . "Toxicomanie États-Unis Prévention Histoire." . . "Toxicomanie Prévention États-Unis Histoire." . . "SELF-HELP Substance Abuse & Addictions General." . . "Toxicomanes Réadaptation États-Unis." . . "Substance-Related Disorders rehabilitation United States." . . "Drogues Lutte contre États-Unis Histoire." . . "Entkriminalisierung." . . "Substance Abuse Treatment Centers United States." . . "PSYCHOLOGY Psychopathology Addiction." . . . . "Drogues Trafic États-Unis Histoire." . . "Toxicomanes Psychologie États-Unis." . . "Drug and Narcotic Control United States." . . "Drug Users psychology United States." . . "Drogenkonsum." . . "Drogue, Lutte contre la États-Unis Histoire." . . "Drug control - United States - History." . . "Selbstverantwortung." . . "Soziale Kontrolle." . .