"Concepts of Addictive Substances and Behaviours across Time and Place presents fascinating new research in European addiction studies which examines the temporal and spatial variations of addiction behaviours in European societies. The work centres on the relationship between local and global trends in behaviours, and sets out a framework for understanding the roles played by different social actors. The expert team of authors have asse ..."
"Commercial gambling is a recent historical phenomenon. It has developed into a profitable industry that supplies a range of recreational activities to its customers, and is a significant way of collecting money from players to distribute to companies, state budgets, and other beneficiaries. Many of these are civil society organizations, using the money for producing services in sports, culture, social work, and health care. However, gam ..."
"Gambling, Science and Public Policy Pekka Sulkunen, Thomas F. Babor, Jenny
Cisneros Ornberg, Michael Egerer, ... for the graphics, and Anna Alanko who
provided invaluable help with checking the references and editing the manuscript
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"Addictions have increased markedly in contemporary societies over the past decades. As well as widely acknowledged issues surrounding illegal substance addictions, there are increasing numbers of problems related to behavioural addictions such as the use of legal substances such as antidepressants and amphetamines. These addictions are concerning for a range of public policy fields, not least, public health and social cohesion. As a res ..."
"Peter Anderson, Fleur Braddick, Patricia J. Conrod, Antoni Gual, Matilda Hellman
, Silvia Matrai, David Miller, David Nutt, Jürgen Rehm, Jillian Reynolds, Tamyko
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individuals: persistence of negative stereotypes and il ..."
"Matilda Hellman, Virginia Berridge, Karen Duke, Alex Mold. Advertising,
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technologies that are markedly less harmful than combustible tobacco—such as
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"... Matilda Hellman, Tom Kettunen, Saara Salmivaara, and Janne Stoneham; individual chapters, the contributors The right of Matilda Hellman, Tom Kettunen, Saara Salmivaara, and Janne Stoneham to be identified as the authors of the editorial ..."
"This book investigates the neuroscientific knowledge on addiction as an epistemic project. “... the authors are able to depict the symbolic force by which neuroscience and other stakeholders in the brain disease understanding of addiction ..."