{"product_id":"addiction-is-a-choice-jeffrey-a-schaler-9780812694048","title":"Addiction is a Choice","description":"Written for both lay and professional readers, this book offers new approaches to understanding addiction and the public policies necessary to successfully battle its detrimental effects on society. The author explains why current policies are ineffective and how they fail to cure the \"problem.\" He argues that they actually encourage addiction by allowing people to feel blameless for the consequences of their choices.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeffrey A. Schaler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 081269404X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812694048\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Court\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/21\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Review - Children\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/1999 pg. 1950\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/1999 pg. 200","brand":"Jeffrey A. Schaler","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43996147351807,"sku":"9780812694048","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_38585247-4bc4-44f2-a8ac-850bd093f2c8.jpg?v=1683339995","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/addiction-is-a-choice-jeffrey-a-schaler-9780812694048","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}