A Commentary on "The Ethics of Addiction"
SIDNEY COHEN M.D.1
1 Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, Calif. 90024
The author analyzes "The Ethics of Addiction" and responds to its arguments. He deals briefly with some of the issues underlying the current problem of drug abuse. The accelerated rate of cultural change and our outmoded response to it are considered to be important contributing factors.