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  • Neuroscience
  • Philosophy of Mind
  • Public Health

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  • Addictive behaviors often involve moral transgressions, leading to blame and stigma.
  • Addiction stigma has severe consequences, hindering access to treatment and recovery resources.
  • Existing models (disease, choice) struggle to reduce stigma effectively.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a public health objective of minimizing blame and stigma associated with addiction.
  • To explore how a deterministic view of addiction can mitigate stigma.
  • To reconcile moral accountability with compassionate care for addiction.

Main Methods:

  • Challenging the libertarian concept of human agency.
  • Advocating for an explicitly deterministic understanding of addiction's origins and manifestations.
  • Analyzing the role of voluntary choices within a deterministic framework.

Main Results:

  • A deterministic model can reduce the perceived blameworthiness of individuals with addiction.
  • Mitigating blame lessens stigma, improving access to care.
  • This approach supports moral accountability without punitive measures.

Conclusions:

  • Adopting a deterministic perspective on addiction is crucial for reducing stigma.
  • This framework facilitates compassionate and effective treatment strategies.
  • It redefines moral accountability in addiction, moving away from punitive stances.