Book description
'Gary Winship has produced a highly original exploration of drug taking
in the twenty-first century. Beginning with a clear statement that this
issue is a growing and poorly managed one, the author draws on a wide
range of classical thought, psychoanalytic theory, and his own clinical
experience to explore a fresh approach to understanding why people take
drugs. This book will be very useful for students in clinical fields
such as nursing, social care, psychotherapy, and drug support work. It
is also an important contribution to the drug policy debate.'- Professor
Nick Manning, Director, Institute of Mental Health, University of
Nottingham / Notts HC NHS Trust'Gary Winship's Addictive Personalities
and Why People Take Drugs: The Spike and the Moon is an imaginative and
innovative book, taking the reader through many fields of addiction,
from cultural locations and ancient myths of addiction, through
psychodynamic theories of addiction, to controversies in contemporary
drug policy. The author's scholarship and experience are impressive, as
is the clarity with which he tackles the subject. Given the widespread
nature of substance misuse in society, it is timely to have a book
offering such a fresh re-think.'- Martin Weegmann, Consultant Clinical
Psychologist, group analyst, and author
