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Habits Are Not Illnesses

Posted on June 14, 2010 | 2 Comments
Joe Peacott argues that the concept of 'addiction' is merely part of a long tradition of medicalising socially unacceptable behaviour.
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Puritanism in the news…

David Cameron pledges crackdown on cheap alcohol sales, BBC News (August 2010)

Boots sells the morning after pill on the internet: Outcry at plan that could let under-16s 'stock up' without seeing a GP, The Daily Mail (August 2010)

Don't take offence if we lecture you on how to stay alive and healthy, The Guardian (August 2010)

Pregnant women who drink alcohol may reduce the sperm count of sons, The Guardian (June 2010)

'Third-hand smoke' could damage health, BBC News (February 2010)

Drunk young women 'stripped of dignity' by alcohol binges, says police chief, The Telegraph (January 2010)

Gordon Brown wants footballers to be better role models, The Times (April 2008)
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