HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH --- HEALTHY HABITS OR DESTRUCTIVE ADDICTIONS by Stanton Peele. Prentice-Hall, 1989
    AUTHOR'S PROFILE (pi)

    PREFACE (pxi-xii)

    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS (pxiii)

      1) THE ADDICTION EXPERIENCE (p1-13)

        [1] The addiction cycle (p2-4)

        [2] Characteristics of an addictive experience (p5-8)

        [3] Addictions to stimulants (p8-10)

        [4] Addictions that do not involve drugs (p10-11)

        [5] Interpersonal addictions (p11-13)

      2) THE SOURCES OF ADDICTION (p14-25)

        [1] Internal sources of addiction (p14-18)

        [2] External sources of addiction (p18-21)

        [3] The influence of groups, culture, and society (p22-25)

      3) COMPLEXITIES IN EVALUATING ADDICTION --- Disease notions and partial addictions (p26-36)

        [1] Signs of addiction (p27-29)

        [2] Disease theories of addiction (p29-31)

        [3] "Partial" addictions (p31-36)

      4) DISTINGUISHING ADDICTIONS FROM HEALTHY HABITS --- Running (p37-50)

      5) GROWTH AND HABITS (p51-61)

      6) RAISING A NONADDICTED CHILD (p72-73)

      7) ROOTING OUT ADDICTIONS (p74-83)

      8) THE TECHNOLOGY OF HABIT CONTROL (p84-96)

      9) DEVELOPING HEALTHY HABITS (p97-106)

      10) PRESSURES THAT MAINTAIN --- AND DESTROY --- HEALTHY HABITS (p107-121)

      11) THE NONADDICTED LIFESTYLE (p122-132)

      SOURCES AND FURTHER READINGS (p133-136)

    INDEX (p137-141)

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