The choice argument and pleasure cont’d

February 19, 2014February 28, 2022 ~ Jason Schwartz ~ 2 Comments

The NY Times recently had a Room for Debate feature on addiction. They published opinions from 6 different people on addiction with one being a clear advocate for the disease model. This is a little like publishing a debate feature on climate change and having 1 of 6 experts believe that global climate change is … Continue reading The choice argument and pleasure cont’d

The choice argument and pleasure

February 7, 2014February 28, 2022 ~ Jason Schwartz ~ 1 Comment

I know a lot of this week's advocates of the choice argument are not, in any way, arguing that addicts are bad people. However, I can't help but wonder what role pleasure plays in their resistance to the disease model and insistence on a choice argument. Kevin McCauley addresses the role of pleasure in advocacy … Continue reading The choice argument and pleasure