Craving for drugs
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21502014 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Harry Pickard (0000-0001-5926-1377, William H. Miller III Department of Philosophy and the Berman Institute of Bioethics Johns Hopkins University Baltimore Maryland USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 598-626 |
| Publication date | 2024-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Mind & Language (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0268-1064 • E-ISSN: 1468-0017 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/mila.12502 |
| OpenAlex | W4400127020 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 113 |
The image of craving as a desire of unimaginable and irresistible force is poised to solve the puzzle of addiction: persistent drug use despite severe negative consequences. But the image is flawed. Drawing on science, philosophy, and first‐person testimony, I argue against irresistibility and develop a more nuanced, heterogeneous account of craving for drugs. Craving comes in three varieties, each corresponding to a kind of answer to the question why people crave drugs: cue‐induced, goal‐focused, and attachment‐based. This in turn grounds an approach to addressing addiction that is humane and heterogeneous, moving beyond strategies that are fundamentally controlling
Addiction · Cognitive psychology · Craving · Epistemology · Psychotherapist · Mental Health Research Topics · Neuroscience · Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior · Philosophy · Psychedelics and Drug Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |