Physical dependence versus....

In my view, the differentiation of ‘physical’ from ‘psychological’ dependence takes us back several centuries before studies of central nervous system processes evolved into modern 21st century neuroscience. Nature does not carve at this joint. This article has much to say that should teach us about treatment of this condition. It has unfortunate dualism echoes that ignore neuroscience advances.

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This issue does not take anything away from the author’s main point:

“... we need to publicly recognize that recovery on medication is every bit as valid as any other treatment. What matters is whether, as Freud put it, you can love and work, not the chemical content of your brain or urine.’