The Ghost in the Addict

“Nobody knows more about what really happens in addiction than Shepard Siegel.”—Angela Duckworth, cofounder of Character Lab, author of Grit, and Professor of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania“Logical and convincing, The Ghost in the Addict is a major contribution to the study of addiction, and written clearly enough that anyone who wants to will understand and be influenced by it. Siegel’s ideas and experiments are a key watershed for addiction theory and research.”—Barry Dworkin, Emeritus Professor of Neuroscience, Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine “The blend of history, culture, and law, along with Shepard Siegel’s insights about the more technical aspects of his research, make The Ghost in the Addict an informative and compelling read for the nonspecialist.”—Patricia Erickson, Scientist Emerita at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto, and retired Professor of Criminology and Sociology at the University of Toronto “The Ghost in the Addict is a delightfully insightful account of the importance of learned anticipatory responses in drug addiction, by one of the greatest minds in psychology and addiction science, Shepard Siegel. It is a must-read for anyone involved in treatment or who has been touched by addiction.”—Linda A. Parker, University Professor Emerita, former Canada Research Chair in Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Guelph; author of Cannabinoids and the Brain and CBD