------- Forwarded message follows ------- Date sent: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 14:46:39 -0700 To: (Recipient list suppressed) From: Sid Shniad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: CCPA study: "The Roots of Addiction in Free Market Society" Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 07:42:53 -0700 To: Shannon Daub <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: CCPA news release: Roots of addiction Dear Friends, The CCPA released a new study today called "The Roots of Addiction in Free Market Society" by Bruce K. Alexander. This paper is a thoughtful examination of the origins of addiction in modern free market society. It breaks from the narrow way in which we usually think about addiction - as excessive drug use - to encompass any lifestyle with compulsive and destructive habits, including the compulsion for money, power, work, food, or material goods. Author Bruce Alexander, a Professor of Psychology at Simon Fraser University, discusses why addiction is a serious and growing problem today, and looks at the links between the growth of "free markets" and the spread of addiction. The study is available free from the Centre's website at http://www.policyalternatives.ca. Copies can be ordered from the CCPA office for $10 each. Shannon ------- End of forwarded message -------
