Physicians’ And Attorneys’ Beliefs And Attitudes Related To The Brain Disease Model Of AddictionAvery, J. J., Avery, J. D., Mouallem, J., Demner, A. R., & Cooper, J. (2020). Physicians’ and attorneys’ beliefs and attitudes related to the brain disease model of addiction. The American Journal on Addictions, 29(4), 305–312. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajad.13023
This article outlines the argument for addiction as a brain disease and approaches two professions (attorneys and physicians who often work with people who have substance abuse problems) and assesses their buy-in of the brain disease model.