Download or read book In Place of the Self written by Ron Dunselman and published by Hawthorn Press. This book was released on 2015-09-16 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Author sheds important new light on addiction, so that both individuals and professionals can make more informed choices. Drawing on extensive research with drug users and his rehabilitation work as a psychologist, Ron Dunselman offers remarkable insights into: why drugs are so attractive to users; the origin and history of drugs; detailed descriptions of the physical and psychological effects of each drug; how drugs undermine personal identity.