June 1, 2009

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June 1, 2009

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Harvard psychologist Gene Heyman on why drug or alcohol addiction is not a disease, but a matter of personal choice
INTERVIEW

Harvard psychologist Gene Heyman on why drug or alcohol addiction is not a disease, but a matter of personal choice

By CHARLIE GILLIS12 min
‘Nobody is worth $51 million a year, not even Mike Lazaridis. I don’t care what they do.’
MAIL BAG

‘Nobody is worth $51 million a year, not even Mike Lazaridis. I don’t care what they do.’

BORDERLINE BREAKDOWN
WORLD

BORDERLINE BREAKDOWN

By LUIZA CH. SAVAGE11 min
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INTERVIEW

Harvard psychologist Gene Heyman on why drug or alcohol addiction is not a disease, but a matter of personal choice

The idea that addiction is a disease is an article of faith in the study of drug and alcohol dependence, providing the foundation for much of the treatment and public policy related to addiction since the early 1900s. In a forthcoming book, psychologist Gene Heyman dismantles this time-honoured assumption, arguing that addiction is first and foremost governed by personal choice, and does not therefore fit clinical conceptions of behavioural illness. By CHARLIE GILLIS12 min
‘Nobody is worth $51 million a year, not even Mike Lazaridis. I don’t care what they do.’ 45
MAIL BAG

‘Nobody is worth $51 million a year, not even Mike Lazaridis. I don’t care what they do.’

DO YOU REALLY think that we’re on the road to recovery (“The first step to recovery,” Business, May 18)? How about when GM is pushed into bankruptcy in order to break the unions? Or what if an isolated Israel strikes out at Iran and oil prices in North America go through the proverbial roof?
BORDERLINE BREAKDOWN 2829
WORLD

BORDERLINE BREAKDOWN

Border security is still a very sore point in Canada-U.S. relations By LUIZA CH. SAVAGE11 min
BREAKING INTO THE CLUB 4445
PROFILE

BREAKING INTO THE CLUB

RIM boss Jim Balsillie is hell-bent on bringing another NHL team to Canada—even if it costs him his reputation By CHARLIE GILLIS10 min
FLOWER POWER IN CANNES 4849
THE BACK PAGES

FLOWER POWER IN CANNES

The mother of all rock festivals and the mother of all film festivals meet up for the debut of Ang Lee’s new film about Woodstock By Brian D. Johnson8 min
TAKING AIN AT IGNATIEFF 2223
NATIONAL

TAKING AIN AT IGNATIEFF

The first shot in the coming Tory war to define their opponent By AARON WHERRY7 min
VULTURES IN THE DESERT 3637
BUSINESS

VULTURES IN THE DESERT

Canadians are snapping up foreclosed homes in the U.S. Southwest. Is it the opportunity of a lifetime, or a disaster in the making? By NICHOLAS KÖHLER7 min
WHEN K CAME TO AMERICA 3233
WORLD

WHEN K CAME TO AMERICA

Nikita Khrushchev’s 1959 visit was a Cold War comic interlude By Brian Bethune7 min
ECONOWATCH 4041
BUSINESS

ECONOWATCH

A WEEKLY SCORECARD ON THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY IN NORTH AMERICA AND BEYONDA By STEVE MAICH7 min
NEWSMAKERS 1011
THIS WEEK

NEWSMAKERS

Poland’s book publishing scene has a surprising new star: a Polish Catholic priest who has written a hit book dubbed the “Catholic Kama Sutra.” Father Ksawery Knotz’s book, Sex As You Don’t Know It: For Married Couples Who Love God, has sold all 5,000 copies printed within its first weeks.
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