Herbert Fingarette
Herbert Fingarette, PhD is a University of California professor, has been a consultant on alcoholism and addiction to the World Health Organization, and is a Fellow of the Stanford Center for Advanced Studies in the Behavioral Sciences.
Articles by this Author
Reject The Disease Concept of Alcoholism
- By Herbert Fingarette
- Published 11/24/2005
- Controversial Addiction Topics
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This myth, now widely advertised and widely accepted, is neither helpfully compassionate nor scientifically valid. It promotes false beliefs and inappropriate attitudes, as well as harmful, wasteful, and ineffective social policies.
