Addiction Treatment: Comparing Religion and Science in Application

The book "Addiction Treatment" is a groundbreaking ethnography that sheds light on the similarities between religious, faith-based programs and science-based, secular programs for drug addiction treatment.

Through extensive participatory observations, intimate life history interviews, and informal conversations with residents and staff, author Daniel E.

Hood reveals how both types of programs use the same basic techniques of ideological persuasion, methods of social control, and proposed zero tolerance, abstinent lifestyle to transform clients from addicts to citizens or sinners to disciples.

Despite their differences in origin, Hood concludes that these programs are far more alike than they are different.

This book provides a comprehensive and insightful look at the day-to-day operations of drug-free treatment programs and offers a much-needed critique of the field.

With its focus on the similarities between religious and secular approaches, "Addiction Treatment" is an essential read for anyone interested in understanding the complexities of addiction and the various ways in which it can be treated.