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Drug addiction finds its own niche

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 November 2011

Alastair Reid
Alastair Reid
Affiliation:
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Specialist Community Addiction Service, The Valley Centre, High Wycombe, Bucks HP13 6EQ, United Kingdom. [email protected]
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Abstract

The evolutionary framework suggested by Müller & Schumann (M&S) can be extended further by considering drug-taking in terms of Niche Construction Theory (NCT). It is suggested here that genetic and environmental components of addiction are modified by cultural acceptance of the advantages of non-addicted drug taking and the legitimate supply of performance-enhancing drugs. This may then reduce the prevalence of addiction.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 34 , Issue 6 , December 2011 , pp. 321 - 322
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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